True or false inbreeding tends to decrease the proportion of homozygous individuals in a population (i. e., individuals with two copies of the same allele).

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Mike Burke

15 March, 02:35

True or false inbreeding tends to decrease the proportion of homozygous individuals in a population (i. e., individuals with two copies of the same allele).

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Adriel Beasley · Answer 1

False. Inbreeding increases homozygous individuals in a population. This is because the alleles are kept in a gene pool that can accumulate over generations. This would mean individuals are selected over time for particular alleles that have started with the first generation.