Selective breeding — Science definition
Repeatedly breeding from individuals with a desired characteristic; it acts on existing variation and cannot create a characteristic nothing shows.
Where it is taught
- Selective Breeding & Genetic Diversity — Evolution, Evidence & Life History, Life Science & Scientific Inquiry, Grade 7
In use
Artificial selection, or selective breeding, is the same mechanism as natural selection with a different source of the differential reproduction.
Selective Breeding & Genetic Diversity
Questions using selective breeding
Problem 1
Does training an individual automatically count as selective breeding?
Answer and explanation
No. Selective breeding changes which organisms reproduce based on traits; training changes an individual’s experience.