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Why do people use selective breeding to change characteristics of plants?
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∙ 11y ago
Selective breeding is done to increase the likely hood of certain traits desirable by the breeder. If a dog breeder liked the shape of a dog's ears, she would mate that dog with another dog with similar shaped ears. Incestuous mating occurs quite frequently in animal breeding due to the increased genetic similarity. All dogs belong to the same species, and therefor can produce viable offspring. The reason a Chihuahua and a German Shepard are so different is because of the ancient practice of selective animal breeding.
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to enhance the characteristics of color.
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∙ 11y agoPeople use selective breeding because it is more prefered to the traits. And to change the characteristics, I don't know.
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Give two reasons why people use selective breeding to change the characteristics of plants?
to help produce crops and make new breeds of amimals
Do people use selective breeding or shared dominance to develop different dog breeds?
Using selective breeding is exactly how people produced the different dog breeds. They discovered dogs that had the characteristics or skills they wanted and bred them.
What is the intended result of selective?
Selective breeding allows the breeders to create a desired species for whatever purposes they'd like, such as pets or combining characteristics of species to make a "better" one. Selective breeding lets people combine liked characteristics of species to form one "perfect" species.
What are of your facts about selective breeding?
selective breedign is somethink that animals and people can get or do
What is the percent of people against selective breeding?
27.3%
What is the definiton of '' selective breeding''?
Selective breeding is where you breed animals or plants in such a way as to increase the desirable traits, or characteristics. By specifically selecting breeding partners with high levels of these desirable traits, the likelihood of the offspring having these traits increases. Over several generations, these desirable traits become more and more profound. For example, if farmers take only the best sheep for breeding, then they can be more assured that future generations of sheep will have the same or even improved characteristics. Selective breeding also works in a similar way when developing new crops, or the breeding of dogs for example. Its all about human intervention, where the breeding partners are chosen (or selected) by people.
What are some of the genetic problems you might encounter during selective breeding?
um i really think that selective breeding is really wrong people thinks its funny but its really sad because selective breeding is abusing animals and maybe someone can make a illness and kill people etc. but i think its very wrong
Where do people use selective breeding?
They don't. However, in the future, certain individuals might do that.
Do people have used selective breeding to produce many different dog breeds?
yes
How have the characteristics that people have found useful in farm animals changed through the ages?
The characteristics have changed throughout the ages due to selective breeding. Farmers look for certain characteristics do do certain jobs.For example. A cheep was used for wool, milk, leather and meat but nowadays they are used for wool and meat.
Is it true or false people have used selective breeding to produce many different dog breedings?
It is true.
What isn't an example of selective breeding?
Selective breeding is when people (scientists) breed plants/animals for their traits. Its like strong horses being bred together or like white and red flowers to make pinks flowers. They can predict what the organism will turn out to look like. An example that ISN'T selective breeding is random flowers/animals that breed not caused by humans.
