Selective Breeding Flashcards

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What is selective breeding?

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Selective breeding is when humans choose which plants or animals are going to breed.

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An example of selective breeding would be?

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A farmer might want his cattle to produce more meat

  • genetic variation means some cattle will have better characteristics for producing meat than others e.g. a larger size
  • the farmer would select the largest cows and bulls and breed them together
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