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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.

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The practice of breeding dogs to produce offspring with specific traits is an example of?

natural selecion


What is an antonym for selective breeding?

Uncontrolled breeding is an antonym for selective breeding. It refers to breeding without deliberate selection for specific traits, allowing natural or random processes to determine the outcome.


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.


Differences of cloning and selective breeding?

Cloning involves creating an exact genetic copy of an organism, while selective breeding involves choosing specific individuals with desired traits to breed together. Cloning results in a genetically identical organism, while selective breeding produces offspring with a mix of traits from the parents. Cloning is a more precise process with limited genetic variation, whereas selective breeding allows for more genetic diversity.


What term is used to refer to the breeding of improved varieties of plants and animals?

The term commonly used to refer to the breeding of improved varieties of plants and animals is "selective breeding." This process involves choosing individuals with desirable traits to mate and produce offspring with those traits, ultimately leading to improved genetic characteristics in the population.

Related Questions

Why are dogs an example of selective breeding?

is dog breeding an example of natural selection


The practice of breeding dogs to produce offspring with specific traits is an example of?

natural selecion


What is the breeding of organisms that have a certain desire trait?

Selective breeding.


What are some example of selective breeding?

to save the endangered animals


What are examples of selective breeding?

1. an example of selective breeding is crossing a poodle and a labor-doodle that have desired traits. usually this is practiced on by plants and animals.


One example of selective breeding?

Most of the domesticated plants and animals you are familiar with have been produced through selective breeding. Dogs, cats, cows, goats, corn, grass, tomatoes, etc .


What jobs include selective breeding?

Biotechnology is involved in Selective Breeding.


What do you call the process of choosing parent organisms for the characteristics that you want in their offspring?

the process of selecting a few organisms with the desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation is called what?


What is another name for selective breeding?

Another name of selective breeding can also be artificial selection.


What are some draw backs of selective breeding?

You do not allow evolution to occur, for you are evolution in selective breeding.


Why use selective breeding?

Selective breeding is a way of maintaining animal existence. Selective breeding is when the strong survive. If only the weak survived then all animals would die out quickly


Example of artificial selection?

Think GMO crops. Not natural selection, we selected them artificially