Many different theories have been advanced to explain this taboo, but perhaps the most common is that we evolved to avoid incestuous relations
because inbreeding increases the odds of health problems in any offspring produced.
She voiced her disgust with the industry's response to the study — that it was flawed
because inbreeding was not considered as a factor that could cause higher rates of birth defects.
This is mainly
because inbreeding hasn't been too strong over time and they are not bred to shrink their size (for now, at least.)
Because inbreeding does not only improve the puppies» features positively but also negatively, The Kennel Club decided few years ago to stop registering litters from a close mating, between mother and son, father and daughter or brother and sister.
Not exact matches
Because a real Science person would not think animals can talk, wearing robes means something, lighting candles does magic, a god in the sky listens to peoples praying, that magical rituals can affect something, and that we decend from
inbreeding (adam and eve's kids scr3wed each other)
«I am against the French,» she says, «
because they are guilty of excessive
inbreeding and they have not the right regard for looks.
His genes were common within the facility's breeding program, so he could not be allowed to mate with females
because of the risk of
inbreeding.
And
because it reproduces asexually, its genetic edge over its parent species is frozen in; it can't be eroded by
inbreeding.
Genetic diversity indicates the past abundance of a species
because large populations tend to accumulate diversity through random DNA mutations and breeding, while small populations lose it through
inbreeding.
Inbreeding is usually bad news for offspring
because they are more likely to display genetic defects hidden in the recessive genes of their parents.
Because their populations are already small in the region, barriers that isolate bears could eventually lead to
inbreeding, increasing the risk of local extinction over time.
Because of this isolation, all four subpopulations show potentially harmful levels of
inbreeding, which increases the likelihood of dangerous mutations appearing in individuals and possibly an inability to reproduce.
Ludicrously emphatic narration smothers items such as compulsory exercise during the day,
because «weakened by generations of
inbreeding, these lads can maintain their health and mental capabilities only by maintaining every form of exercise and daily routine and ritual.»
This would explain why about half of Hemingway's colony have extra toes,
because after so many years of
inbreeding presumably they now all carry the gene.
Professional breeders and breeders of unusual coat types are more likely to use
inbreeding within their breeding program
because they want all their pups to look as much like each other as possible.
Because of this the APBR works to actively educate breeders on the potential negative impacts of
inbreeding.
This is
because they are bred from a relatively narrow gene pool and
inbreeding often occurs, meaning genes that cause disease are passed down through the generations.
Many of the ailments Shepherds can suffer from — bloat, hip dysplasia, Von Willebrands» disease (a disease where the dog bleeds excessively)-- occur
because of
inbreeding.
The reason certain breeds are on the UK KC «vulnerable» list is
because their numbers are so low that
inbreeding will increase rapidly.
A study led by researchers from University of California, Davis has hinted that breeding Bulldogs that healthy may be an impossible mission
because of years of close
inbreeding.
But
inbreeding can create major long - term problems for the eventual owner
because it leads to health problems such as immune disorders, cancer, grass allergy, heart disease, and cataracts.
Simply
because a high coefficient of
inbreeding implies a loss in vitality for the dog, resulting in a weak immune system, making it a potential victim to so many diseases that are not inherited.
On the other hand, breeders who are producing mixed breeds might have a bias against purebreds
because they believe the rate of
inbreeding and line breeding in a closed gene pool (when breeders stick to only breeding dogs registered with a specific kennel club, that breed's gene pool is most likely closed) will create a genetic bottleneck.
Inbreeding is an extremely controversial topic that I won't get further into than I need to, partially
because it would take too long and partially
because, as I mentioned before, I only have a rudimentary understanding of genetics.
Because the breeder has a finite number of breeding dogs,
inbreeding is often an issue.
Because purebred dogs inevitably all come from the very same small group of dogs who were originally used to establish the breed, the coefficient of
inbreeding often goes up as years pass.
Uncontrolled breeding can also take place
because of the inability to control the intermixed animals, resulting not only in more animals but young who suffer the effects of
inbreeding and who may die
because of the filthy conditions.
Maybe she isn't getting sick
because she is not the product of
inbreeding like most of the AKC dogs are.
In fact, close
inbreeding is a very dangerous practice
because it's the recessive genes that double up, not the dominant ones.
There are some people who believe that mixed dogs are healthier than purebreds
because there is more genetic diversity in their bloodlines and they are not subject to
inbreeding.
A puppy mill operator is not likely to hold back a dog as a future breeding animal,
because that would result in
inbreeding that would reduce the number and viability of puppies produced.
However, unfortunately,
because many of these hybrid designer breeds drawn in quite a bit of side $ $ $, there are vultures out there backyard &
inbreeding.
I didn't learn until much later that
because of
inbreeding and breeding for distorted physical features, approximately one in four purebred dogs suffers from serious congenital disorders such as crippling hip dysplasia, blindness, deafness, heart defects, skin problems and epilepsy.
Because so few salmon have been counted at Redwood Creek, biologists were also concerned about the effects of
inbreeding.
Such
inbreeding is a concern for conservationists
because it leads to a population that relies on the same set of adaptations to overcome threats, increasing the probability of extinction.