Inbreeding results in a higher frequency of ________ in a population. Inbreeding depression occurs because _______.
A) deleterious alleles; individuals with deleterious alleles have high mortality
B) heterozygosity; heterozygotes have lower fitness
C) homozygosity; deleterious recessive alleles are expressed more often
D) heterozygosity; deleterious dominant alleles are expressed more often

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Inbreeding increases the frequency of homozygosity in a population, which can lead to inbreeding depression because it allows deleterious recessive alleles to be expressed more frequently, potentially reducing the fitness of individuals.

Inbreeding Results in a Higher Frequency of ________ in a Population