The diagram below shows inbreeding between _________ which, over time, could lower the fitness of the population. This lowering of fitness because of inbreeding is called _________.





A. siblings; inbreeding depression

B. cousins; inbreeding depression

C. siblings; genetic drift

D. cousins; genetic drift

E. siblings; sexual selection


B. cousins; inbreeding depression

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