How does inbreeding avoidance evolve in plants? Inbreeding is generally deleterious, even in flowering plants. Since inbreeding raises the risk that bad copies of a gene will be expressed, inbred progeny suffer from reduced viability. A case study of Leavenworthia suggests that loss of complex traits may be reversed.
June 10, 2013 - Science Daily
Ron Jaworski in International Herald Tribune If there's any team in this city where there's an inbred hatred, it's a Dallas team,said Soul president Ron Jaworski. "I know deep down inside my belly, I look forward to this game because of the great rivalry we had with the Cowboys for...
Yuan Longping in Xinhua The average yield of hybrid rice is at least 20 percent more than that of inbred rice, feeding 70 million more people annually,Yuan said.
Leon Panetta in Times Online There is a sense of entitlement that almost seems to be inbred,Panetta said. "They are convinced Hillary is the one who should be assuming the mantle and it's tough to crack that."