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Selective breeding takes awhile because a cows gestational period is 9 months and then they cannot breed right away.

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How natural selection different from selective breeding?

selective breeding is basically the artificial version of natural selection natural selection is where those who adapt and survive pass there genes on to the next generation while the others die off removing the weak and adding the strong for a example. giraffes with longer necks will be able to reach the higher leaves on a tree in a famine than those with short necks and therefore they will survive and pass on the long neck gene and the short neck gene will die off selective breeding is where you get 2 particular specimens of the same species (preferably) with the same gene and breed them usually this is done for a particular trait that the breeder wants in the next generation example a long tail short hair and long face in dogs so they can be sold into a area that has a higher temperature or long hair short tail and short face for in colder environments this tecnique has been used since the dawn of man and is the reason we have so many breeds of cats and dogs


How is natural breeding different from selective breeding?

selective breeding is basically the artificial version of natural selection natural selection is where those who adapt and survive pass there genes on to the next generation while the others die off removing the weak and adding the strong for a example. giraffes with longer necks will be able to reach the higher leaves on a tree in a famine than those with short necks and therefore they will survive and pass on the long neck gene and the short neck gene will die off selective breeding is where you get 2 particular specimens of the same species (preferably) with the same gene and breed them usually this is done for a particular trait that the breeder wants in the next generation example a long tail short hair and long face in dogs so they can be sold into a area that has a higher temperature or long hair short tail and short face for in colder environments this tecnique has been used since the dawn of man and is the reason we have so many breeds of cats and dogs


Which tends to occur more quickly natural selection or artificial selection?

Artificial selection tends to occur more quickly than natural selection because it involves intentional breeding by humans to promote desired traits in organisms. This focused approach can lead to rapid changes in specific characteristics over a few generations. In contrast, natural selection operates through environmental pressures and can take much longer for significant changes to occur, as it relies on random genetic variations and survival advantages over time.


How is selective breeding different from natural selectio?

In selective breeding the traits that the offspring inheirits is controlled by the person who is doing the breeding. For example if a chihuahua breeder is looking to make smaller dogs, they are gonna breed two small dogs with the hope that the puppies will inheirit their parents traits. Natural selection on the other hand is not controlled by humans. It is when offspring inheirit traits that make it more likely to survive. Organisms with certain traits are more likely to survive and reproduce. If there are some mice born, some in the litter are white and the others are brown. When these mice go to find food, the white mice are more easily seen by the keen eyes of an owl than the brown ones. Therefore the brown ones are more likely to reach reproductive age and producing mice. This continues in a cycle until the mice end up almost all being brown.


Time why does natural selection continue to work?

Natural selection creates a stronger species that is able to live longer and produce more. It continues to work because after a few generations, the traits will become common in the population.


What are some objections to natural selection?

Natural selection does not respect the rights of the individual. If you care for the rights of the individual - your own, for instance - you should avoid being naturally selected against. Fortunately, humans have expanded their control over their environment to such a degree that natural selection no longer has the role in our development that it has for 'wild' life forms. This makes it somewhat easier for us to consider the phenomenon of natural selection from an objective stance.


Why does natural selection continue work over time?

Natural selection creates a stronger species that is able to live longer and produce more. It continues to work because after a few generations, the traits will become common in the population.


Is there anything that disproves the Darwin theory?

It is no longer Darwin's theory as the theory has been modified and strengthened by much work over 150 years. Even in Darwin's time the answer would have been no. The theory of evolution by natural selection is as correct as our science can make it. There are no theories or even ideas in opposition to selective theory.


Why does selective breeding take so long?

Selective breeding takes a long time because it involves deliberately choosing and mating specific individuals with desired traits over multiple generations to achieve the desired traits. The process requires careful planning, observation, and patience to ensure each generation progresses towards the desired outcome.


What are induviduals in natural selection that are able to survive longer and potentially leave more offspring than induviduals called?

for Plato users it's D.(:


Why heritable characeristic which helps an animal to live longer will generally tend to become more common in the population as a result of evolution by natural selection?

These are called adaptations.


Who were Darwins supporters in this scientific debate?

About 99.9% of all educated scientists. The field of biology could no longer progress without the understanding of evolution via natural selection.