Artificial Selection

• Artificial selection is breeding organisms with valued characteristics together in order to try to produce offspring which shares those useful characteristics (selective breeding).
• Can be used to produce organisms which are more economically valued
• For example: cows that produce more milk, wheat that is easier to separate from grain, dogs which have better appearance
• Selective breeding:

  • Selecting by humans of individuals with desirable features
  • Crossing three individuals to produce the next generation