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In animal husbandry if two closely related animals are mated for a few generations , it results in loss of ferillity and vigour why is this SO ?

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Loss of fertility and vigour due to continuous in breeding of closely related animals is called inbreeding depression. It is as the recessive harmful genes become homozygous and express themselves.
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