Selective Breeding is Mating the Best Organisms to Get Good Offspring Flashcards
1
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Why are organisms selectively bred?
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To develop the best features
2
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What are best features things like?
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- Maximum yield of meat, milk, grain e.t.c
- Good health and disease resistance
- In animals, other qualities like temperament, speed, fertility, good mothering e.t.c
- In plants, other qualities like attractive flowers, nice smell e.t.c
3
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What happens first in selective breeding?
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From your existing stock select the ones with the best characteristics
4
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What happens second in selective breeding?
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Breed them with each other
5
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What happens third in selective breeding?
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Select the best of the offspring, and breed them together
6
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What happens fourth in selective breeding?
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Continue this process over several generations, and the desirable traits get stronger and stronger, or better yields in farming
