Difference between revisions of "Selective Breeding"
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: [[Selective Breeding]] is what has led to the features of all [[Domesticated Plant|cultivated plants]] and many [[Domesticated Animal|domesticated animals]]. | : [[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 taking individuals in a [[species]] with desirable characteristics and [[breed]]ing them with one another. It may also involve killing individuals with undesirable characteristics in order to prevent them from [[Reproduction|reproducing]]. |
Revision as of 21:00, 20 November 2018
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Selective Breeding is a process in which individuals of a species are chosen by humans for reproduction to pass on certain characteristics to their offspring.
About Selective Breeding
- Selective Breeding is what has led to the features of all cultivated plants and many domesticated animals.
- Selective Breeding causes evolution of a population.
- Selective Breeding works by taking individuals in a species with desirable characteristics and breeding them with one another. It may also involve killing individuals with undesirable characteristics in order to prevent them from reproducing.