Question

When making selection decisions, the size of the selected group can affect the potential for accumulating inbreeding. To avoid inbreeding and improve selection response even with a small selected group, one of these options would work better than the others...

Question 15 options:

1) Select the best and smallest selected group you can get away with and avoid matings between relatives within this small group

2) Avoid selecting any relatives so random mating cannot possibly result in an increase in inbreeding.

3) Select the best and smallest selected group you can get away with, mate the best to the best and avoid matings between relatives within this small group.

Which of the three options is the correct answer

Answer 1

3) Select the best and smallest selected group you can get away with, mate the best to the best and avoid matings between relatives within this small group.

Inbreeding is the process of mating genetically similar organisms, thus avoiding mating with a relative will avoid the occurrence of inbreeding. Finally, the selection of two best mates will help their progenies to acquire the best possible combination of good traits.