Selective Breeding
Biology: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 6.1.8
Selective Breeding
Selective breeding (artificial selection) happens when humans choose animals and crops to breed, based on their genetic characteristics.
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.
Test yourself on Selective Breeding
Which of the following statements about selective breeding is false?