To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Gene Pool: The total collection of different genes within a population. A larger gene pool means more genetic diversity. Genetic Diversity: Having a wide variety of different genes within a population. Inbreeding Depression: The reduced biological fitness caused by loss of genetic diversity as a result of inbreeding, or mating between closely related individuals within a species. Recessive Genes: Genes that only cause a trait or disease when two copies are present (one from each parent). MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Buy our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Buy our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Sign up to our newsletter: http://news.minuteearth.com - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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