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Inbreeding vs Inbred - What's the difference?

inbreeding | inbred |

As nouns the difference between inbreeding and inbred

is that inbreeding is (biology) breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related while inbred is (vulgar) an inbred individual.

As verbs the difference between inbreeding and inbred

is that inbreeding is (inbreed) while inbred is (inbreed).

As a adjective inbred is

bred within; innate; as, inbred worth.

inbreeding

English

Noun

(wikipedia inbreeding) (-)
  • (biology) breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related
    • Inbreeding can result in handicapped children .

    Synonyms

    *incest

    Verb

    (head)

    • inbred

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • bred within; innate; as, inbred worth.
  • (often pejorative) having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding
  • (genetics) describing a strain produced through successive generations of inbreeding resulting in a population of genetically identical individuals which are homozygous at all genetic loci.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (inbreed)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (vulgar) An inbred individual
    • Since you all marry your cousins I bet you're a bunch of inbreds .

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