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vlabodo [156]
2 years ago
7

The offspring of two koalas develops a genetic disease. When scientists studied the parents’ DNA, they found that both parents c

arried harmful recessive genes passed down from the exact same lineage. Which process contributed to the offspring’s genetic disorder?
A. biomagnification
B. eutrophication
C. inbreeding
D. predation
Biology
2 answers:
gayaneshka [121]2 years ago
6 0
<h2>Answer:</h2>

The correct answer is option C which is inbreeding.

<h3>Explanation:</h3>
  • The genetic disease is due to the homozygous recessive alleles in genotype.
  • This happens due to the inbreeding which is the process of breeding of interrelated or closely related species.
  • Due to which the some alleles reappear in generations, with chances of one genotype is increased.
  • In this situation, the genotype of two recessive alleles appear due to inbreeding.

Alex_Xolod [135]2 years ago
4 0

The answer is C. inbreeding

İnbreeding results in homozygosity, which can increase the risk of the koalas being affected by the genetic disorder.



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