Sunday, June 25, 2017

5.11: Understand that Animals with Desired Characteristics can be Developed by Selective Breeding

SELECTIVELY BREEDING: Form of artificial selection involving the intervention of man in breeding of species to produce desired traits in offspring


SELECTIVELY BREEDING ANIMALS:

SELECTIVELY BREEDING ANIMALS


Picture showing Selective breeding of Dogs

PROCESS:

  • Animals with desired characteristic is chosen to reproduce
  • As a result, gene for desired characteristic is passed onto offspring
  • Offspring that best exppresses desired characteristic is chosen and selective breeding process is repeated

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