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Selective Breeding

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Selective Breeding

Selective breeding (artificial selection) happens when humans choose animals and crops to breed, based on their genetic characteristics.

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Promoting desirable characteristics

  • Humans have done this in farming for thousands of years (with both crops and animals) to promote the genetic characteristics that we view as desirable.

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