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1 In outbred populations, selection acts on new mutations mainly through their heterozygous effects.
2 The breeding system adopted depends on the number of animals required and whether they are of an inbred or outbred strain.
3 Selfing heterozygotes halves the heterozygosity , and thus outbreeding maintains heterozygosity and produces a more adaptable population.
4 If inbreeding is bad, then the opposite – outbreeding – should be good.
5 Selfing heterozygotes halves the heterozygosity, and thus outbreeding maintains heterozygosity and produces a more adaptable population. Compare homozygous.
6 However, it is worth emphasizing here that at least four costs have been proposed for inbreeding, and at least seven for outbreeding.
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