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Select the incorrect statement with respect to inbreeding of animals.

Options

  1. AIt is used for evolving pure lines in cattle.
  2. BIt helps in accumulation of superior genes and elimination of less desirable genes.
  3. CIt decreases homozygosity.
  4. DIt exposes harmful recessive genes that are eliminated by selection.

Correct answer

C. It decreases homozygosity.

Step-by-step solution

Inbreeding always increases homozygosity thus leads to loss of superior characters. In breeding can be synonymously used as continuous selling through which purelines can be generated for stability of characters.

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