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inbred
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in·bred (nbrd)
adj.
1. Produced by inbreeding.
2. Fixed in the character or disposition as if inherited; deep-seated.
inbred
said of offspring produced by inbreeding.
inbred lines
succeeding generations of animals all derived by breeding from the same group of closely related individuals.


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