Artificial Selection

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What is Artificial Selection?

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Artificial selection is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits by choosing which animals or plants will reproduce.

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How does Artificial Selection differ from Natural Selection?

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Artificial selection takes a shorter period of time than natural selection because humans actively choose the traits they want to promote.

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What is Selective Breeding?

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Selective breeding is a method of breeding that allows for the selection of specific traits in animals or plants to be passed on to the next generation.

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True or False: Selective breeding only works in plants.

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False. Selective breeding works in both plants and animals.

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What is an example of Artificial Selection?

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An example of artificial selection is breeding dogs for specific traits such as size, coat color, or temperament.

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What is the goal of Artificial Selection?

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The goal of artificial selection is to produce offspring with desired traits that may not occur naturally.

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What is Crossbreeding?

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Crossbreeding is a selective breeding process where two different breeds are mated to produce offspring with traits from both parents.

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What is Linebreeding?

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Linebreeding is a form of selective breeding that involves mating closely related individuals to maintain desired traits.

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What is Outcrossing?

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Outcrossing is the practice of breeding individuals from different genetic backgrounds to increase genetic diversity.

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What is the role of genes in Selective Breeding?

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Selective breeding produces changes in genes by promoting the reproduction of individuals with specific genetic traits.