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  2. Inbreeding - Wikipedia

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    Inbreeding is also used to reveal deleterious recessive alleles, which can then be eliminated through assortative breeding or through culling. In plant breeding, inbred lines are used as stocks for the creation of hybrid lines to make use of the effects of heterosis. Inbreeding in plants also occurs naturally in the form of self-pollination.

  3. List of countries by total fertility rate - Wikipedia

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    The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) Country ranking and comparison by TFR: 1970 and 2013 list is sourced and based on the data of the 2014 World Population Data Sheet, [16] which was published online. [17] [18] Forecast/prediction ranking lists: The UN ranking list is sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects. Figures are ...

  4. Animal genetic resources for food and agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Known are currently 8,800 different breeds of birds and mammals within 38 species used for food and agriculture. [1] The main animal species used for food and agriculture production are cattle, sheep, goats, chickens and pigs. In the livestock world, these species are often referred to as "the big five".

  5. List of largest producing countries of agricultural commodities

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    Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products with more evenly distributed production see more frequent changes in the ranking of the top producers.

  6. Gene flow - Wikipedia

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    When a species exist in small populations there is an increased risk of inbreeding and greater susceptibility to loss of diversity due to drift. These populations can benefit greatly from the introduction of unrelated individuals [11] who can increase diversity [16] and reduce the amount of inbreeding, and potentially increase population size. [17]

  7. Selective breeding - Wikipedia

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    Selective breeding of both plants and animals has been practiced since prehistory; key species such as wheat, rice, and dogs have been significantly different from their wild ancestors for millennia, and maize, which required especially large changes from teosinte, its wild form, was selectively bred in Mesoamerica.

  8. 13 Foods Banned in Other Countries (but Not Here) - AOL

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    1. Ritz Crackers. Wouldn't ya know, a cracker that's all the rage in America is considered an outrage abroad. Ritz crackers are outlawed in several other countries, including the United Kingdom ...

  9. Genetic purging - Wikipedia

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    It is also important in animal breeding and, of course, in conservation genetics, because inbreeding depression may be a relevant factor determining the extinction risk of endangered populations, and because conservation programs can allow some breeding handling in order to control inbreeding. [3] In brief: due to purging, inbreeding depression ...