selective breeding

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  • what is selective breeding
    its when humans artificially select the plants or animals that are going to breed so that the genes for particular characteristics remain in the population
  • what is the basic process of selective breeding/breed for desired characteristics breed for desired characteristics?
    1.select the ones which have the characteristics 2.breed them with each other 3.select the best of the offspring and breed them together 4.continue this process over several generations and the desirable traits get stronger and stronger
  • what potential issues can selective breeding cause?
    it can cause inc chance of organisms inheriting harmful genetic defeats