Sci 9 Biological Diveristy Topic 6

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Domestic

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Refers to an animal that is no longer wild, but has been bred or tamed by humans to perform various functions.

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Artificial Selection

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A technique in which individual plants or animals with desirable traits are bred together to develop organisms with specific traits; also called selective breeding.

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Selective Breeding

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The intentional breeding of organisms with desirable traits in order to produce offspring with similar characteristics.

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Natural Selection

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A naturally occurring process in which only organisms with the best traits for survival in an environment reproduce, resulting in changes in the genetic characteristics of a species over time.