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.
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.
In this animal population, inbreeding depression has become a serious problem.
An alternative term sometimes used in Japanese biological literature, literally 'inbreeding degeneration'.
Inbreeding depression is caused by a reduction in genetic diversity.