Usually means: Selective breeding emphasizing common ancestors.
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  1. linebreeding: Merriam-Webster
  2. linebreeding: Collins English Dictionary
  3. linebreeding: Wiktionary
  4. linebreeding: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. linebreeding: Dictionary.com
  6. Linebreeding: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. linebreeding: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. linebreeding: Medical dictionary

(Note: See linebred as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (linebreeding)

noun:  A form of inbreeding that may encompass crosses between individuals and their descendants or two cousins, used to increase a particular animal's contribution to the population.

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