Question

How does inbreeding alter genotype and allele frequencies? see section 23.2 ( page 462)?

Answer 1

Answer;

Homozygotes increase in frequency in the population over generations. and genetic variation decreases in the section of the population.

Explanation;

-Inbreeding is the mating of relatives or, mating of individuals with at least one common ancestor. With continuous inbreeding, genetic variation is lost and homozygosity is increased, enabling the expression of recessive deleterious alleles in homozygotes.

-By inbreeding, individuals are further decreasing genetic variation by increasing homozygosity in the genomes of their offspring.