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→About Selective Breeding
: [[Selective Breeding]] is what has led to the features of all [[Domesticated Plant|cultivated plants]] and many [[Domesticated Animal|domesticated animals]].
: [[Selective Breeding]] causes [[evolution]] of a [[population]].
: [[Selective Breeding]] works by '''selecting''' individuals in a [[species]] with desirable characteristics and '''[[breed]]ingbreeding''' them with one another. It may also involve killing individuals with undesirable characteristics in order to prevent them from [[Reproduction|reproducing]].: Over many [[generation]]s generations '''selective breeding''' can cause significant changes to a [[population]].
Individuals may be '''selected''' for a number of reasons:
*A good temperament - [[Animal]]s that are calm and not aggressive.