use of close relatives in a breeding season in order to retain the desired genetics of an ancestor.
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(from the article `inbreeding`) The closest type of inbreeding is selfing, or self-fertilization, the union of male and female sex cells produced by the same organism. Linebreeding ...
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A form of inbreeding in which an attempt is made to concentrate the inheritance of some favored ancestor in descendants within a herd. The average relationship of the individuals in the herd to this ancestor is increased by linebreeding, but at the cost of an increased level of inbreeding.
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A form of inbreeding in which an attempt is made to concentrate the inheritance of some one ancestor, or line of ancestors, in a herd. The average relationship of the individuals in the herd to this ancestor (outstanding individual or individuals) is increased by linebreeding.
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Practice of successive inbreeding of closely related individuals with the object of concentrating desirable or scientifically interesting genetic characteristics of some individual or group. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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a scheme that attempts to maintain a high contribution of one or two ancestors through successive generations. Often used by breeders for any inbreeding less intensive than between first-degree relatives.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: līn′brēd′ing Definitions: 1. Practice of successive inbreeding of closely related individuals with the object of concentrating desirable or scientifically interesting genetic characteristics of some individual or group.
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the mating of individuals within a particular line.
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Use of close relatives, such as sons and grandsons, in a breeding program to retain merits of an ancestor.
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the breeding of two individuals which are closely related through a common ancestor.
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