inbreeding
inbreeding — 名詞
1. the practice of producing offspring by mating animals, plants, or people that ar
近親繁殖
血緣近的個體間交配繁殖
the practice of producing offspring by mating animals, plants, or people that are genetically close, such as siblings or parents and their children
Mei-Lin adopted a rescue dog with health problems caused by generations of inbreeding.
Mei-Lin 領養了一隻救援犬，這隻狗有因多年近親繁殖導致的健康問題。
caused by [noun phrase] — passive pattern showing consequence
When the park's wolf population dropped, inbreeding became a growing concern for Dr. Emeka.
當公園內狼群數量下降時，近親繁殖成了 Emeka 博士日益關切的問題。
The breeder warned Nadia that mating champion dogs with their own parents increases inbreeding risks.
育種者警告 Nadia，讓冠軍犬與其親代交配會增加近親繁殖的風險。
Scientists study inbreeding in small populations to understand its effects on rare species.
科學家研究小型族群中的近親繁殖，以了解其對稀有物種的影響。
Farmers avoid inbreeding among their sheep because the lambs may be weaker and live shorter lives.
農夫避免在羊群中近親繁殖，因為生下的小羊可能較虛弱且壽命較短。
- linebreeding
a gentler, more selective form of inbreeding used in animal breeding to preserve desirable traits without mating very close relatives
- interbreeding
broader term that can also mean mating between different groups or species; not limited to close relatives
- consanguinity
refers to the state of being blood-related, not the act of breeding; more formal and legal in tone
- outbreeding
mating between unrelated or distantly related individuals, promoting genetic diversity
- crossbreeding
mating between different breeds or varieties, producing hybrid offspring
用法筆記
Frequently used in formal, scientific, or agricultural contexts such as genetics, animal breeding, and conservation biology. Usually uncountable.