Selective breeding Flashcards
1
Q
What is selective breeding?
A
Humans artificially select the plants/animals they are going to breed
2
Q
Why does selective breeding happen?
A
Animals produce more meat/milk
crops become disease resistant
improve yields
3
Q
What is the main drawback of selective breeding?
A
Reduces gene pool (number of different alleles) as they are breeding relatives
4
Q
what is another drawback of selective breeding?
A
health problems, inherit genetic defects or new disease
