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The 20 pages that link to Inbreeding, each with the reason it gives.

• HeterosisCompared with: The decline under inbreeding formed the experimental backdrop for studying hybrid vigor.

• Hardy–Weinberg principleCompared with: It increases homozygosity beyond the proportions expected under random mating.

• CrossbreedingCompared with: It increases relatedness within a line, whereas crossbreeding combines distinct breed backgrounds.

• HeterozygosityCompared with: Inbreeding tends to reduce heterozygosity by increasing homozygosity.

• HybridCompared with: Unlike hybridization, inbreeding increases genetic similarity between parents.

• Hybrid vigorCompared with: Inbreeding can expose recessive disadvantages that crossing genetically distinct populations may mask.