Selective Breeding Flashcards

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How are particular features selected in an organism using selective breeding? (5 Steps)

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  1. Choose individuals with the desired feature
  2. Let only those individuals produce
  3. Choose the offspring that have the desired feature
  4. Let only those individuals produce
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until have produced a variety in which all the individuals show the desired feature
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How do people selectively breed plants?

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Using a paint brush

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Define fertile

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Capable of producing offspring

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Define infertile

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Not being able to have children

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Define selective breeding

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An artificial process in which organisms with desired characteristics are chosen as parents for the next generation

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Define species

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Used in the classification of living organisms, referring to related organisms capable of interbreeding

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