Selective Breeding
Selective breeding (artificial selection) is the process by which humans breed plants and animals for particular genetic characteristics.
Do you know why selective breeding can be dangerous?
What is Selective Breeding?
"Selective breeding is the artificial process where humans breed plants and animals for specific genetic traits over many generations."
What is selective breeding?
What is selective breeding?
What is the usual first step in selective breeding?
Breeding for Traits
Characteristics include disease resistance in crops and high milk yield in cows.
A major risk of selective breeding is "inbreeding", where some breeds are prone to genetic defects.
Selective breeding reduces the "gene pool" (genetic diversity) of a population.
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