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definition of purebred in biology in 1 sentence, 2 examples, and 1 sentence using it

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Definition: Purebred (biology) — an organism descended from parents of the same breed or genetic line that has been bred over multiple generations to be genetically consistent for particular traits.

Examples:
1) A purebred Labrador Retriever registered with a kennel club.
2) The inbred laboratory mouse strain C57BL/6 maintained by many generations of controlled mating.

Sentence using it: Researchers use purebred C57BL/6 mice to minimize genetic variability in experiments.