Translation guide
The reduced biological fitness in a population due to inbreeding, often resulting in decreased survival and reproduction.
The scientific term for reduced fitness from inbreeding.
The standard biological term for inbreeding depression, used in genetics and ecology.
近交弱勢は、近親交配によって子孫の適応度が低下する現象です。
Inbreeding depression is a phenomenon where the fitness of offspring decreases due to inbreeding.
A more descriptive phrase meaning 'weakness due to inbreeding', often used in explanatory contexts.
この動物集団では、近親交配による弱勢が深刻な問題となっています。
In this animal population, inbreeding depression has become a serious problem.
An alternative term sometimes used in Japanese biological literature, literally 'inbreeding degeneration'.
近交退化は、遺伝的多様性の減少によって引き起こされます。
Inbreeding depression is caused by a reduction in genetic diversity.