NEET2019ZoologyStrategies for Enhancement in Food ProductionActual
Select the incorrect statement.
Options
- AInbreeding increases homozygosity.
- BInbreeding is essential to evolve purelines in any animal.
- CInbreeding helps in accumulation of superior genes and elimination of undesirable genes.
- DInbreeding selects harmful recessive genes that reduce fertility and productivity.
Correct answer
D. Inbreeding selects harmful recessive genes that reduce fertility and productivity.
Step-by-step solution
The breeding strategy based on inbreeding is as follows. Superior cows and the superior bulls of the same breed are identified and mated in pairs. The progeny obtained from such mating is evaluated and superior males and females are identified for further mating. A superior female, in the case of cattle, is the cow that produces more milk or lactation. On the other hand, a superior male is that bull, which gives rise to superior progeny as compared to those of other males. Inbreeding, as a rule, increases homozygos