ALL meanings of inbreeding
in·breed·ing
I i - noun inbreeding the mating of closely related individuals, as cousins, sire-daughter, brother-sister, or self-fertilized plants, which tends to increase the number of individuals that are homozygous for a trait and therefore increases the appearance of recessive traits. 1
- verb with object inbreeding to breed (individuals of a closely related group) repeatedly. 1
- verb with object inbreeding to breed within; engender. 1
- verb without object inbreeding to engage in or undergo inbreeding. 1
- noun inbreeding (biology) breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related. 1
- noun inbreeding procreation between relatives 1
- uncountable noun inbreeding Inbreeding is the repeated breeding of closely related animals or people. 0
- verb inbreeding present participle of inbreed. 0