inbred

in·bred

I0076700 (ĭn′brĕd′)adj.1. Produced by inbreeding.2. Consisting of or involving a homogenous or unvaried group of people: "[The college's] faculty became markedly less inbred, with the proportion of alumni dropping from 68 to 41 percent" (Jerome Karabel).3. Fixed in the character or disposition as if inherited; deep-seated: an inbred distrust of radicalism.

inbred

(ˈɪnˈbrɛd) adj1. (Biology) produced as a result of inbreeding2. deeply ingrained; innate: inbred good manners.

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(ˈɪnˈbrɛd)

adj. 1. naturally inherent; innate: an inbred grace. 2. resulting from or involved in inbreeding. [1585–95]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	inbred - produced by inbreedingoutbred - bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes
	2.	inbred - normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good"connatural, inbornnative - belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native language"

inbred

adjective innate, natural, constitutional, native, ingrained, inherent, deep-seated, immanent, hard-wired behaviour patterns that are inbred

inbred

adjectiveForming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individual:built-in, congenital, connatural, constitutional, elemental, inborn, indigenous, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, innate, intrinsic, native, natural.

Translations

innénaturelconnaturatoinnato

Inbred

the offspring of a cross-pollinating plant obtained as a result of repeated forced self-pollination. With repeated self-pollination the viability and yield of the offspring are decreased, while the homogeneity in respect to the genotype is increased. As a result of heterosis, hybrids from the crossbreeding of inbreds are substantially superior to the parent forms in vigor of development and seed yield. For this reason, inbreds are important in the production of hybrid seeds of corn, sugar beets, cucumbers, and other crops.

Varieties or hybrids serve as the initial material in the development of inbreds. Succeeding generations are culled until the necessary homogeneity is attained, usually in the sixth generation. In culling, special attention is paid to the combining ability of the inbred. Only inbreds that with cross-pollination produce high-yield hybrids are selected. Inbreds are used to obtain hybrids of various types—for example, simple and double hybrids between lines and between varieties and lines. The highest yields are obtained from hybrids between lines, which are widely used, for example, in corn production.

REFERENCE

Guliaev, G. V., and Iu. L. Guzhov. Selektsiia i semenovodstvo polevykh kul’tur. Moscow, 1972.

IU. L. GUZHOV

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in·bred

(in'bred), Denoting populations (for example, groups, genetic lines) descended over several generations almost exclusively from a small set of ancestors, and hence having a high rate of consanguinity, often occult.

inbred

(ĭn′brĕd′)adj. Produced by inbreeding.

adjective Referring to a doctor whose parents are also doctors
noun A doctor whose parents are also doctors

in·bred

(in'bred) Denoting populations (e.g., groups, genetic lines) descended over several generations almost exclusively from a small set of ancestors, and hence having a high degree of consanguinity.

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adj innate

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innate
natural
constitutional
native
ingrained
inherent
deep-seated
immanent
hard-wired

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adj forming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individual

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built-in
congenital
connatural
constitutional
elemental
inborn
indigenous
indwelling
ingrained
inherent
innate
intrinsic
native
natural

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adj innate

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adj forming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individual

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adj produced by inbreeding

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adj normally existing at birth

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