selective breeding

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the process of choosing organisms with particular characteristics to produce offspring with more desirable characteristics

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  • Certain characteristics can be developed through selective breeding.
  • Farmers have used selective breeding for centuries to improve crop yields.
  • Through selective breeding, we now have dogs in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
  • The goal of selective breeding in this case is to produce drought-resistant corn.
  • Selective breeding is a powerful tool, but it can also reduce genetic diversity.
  • Modern roses are the result of centuries of careful selective breeding.
  • Scientists are studying how selective breeding affects the long-term health of livestock.
  • This particular breed of cattle was developed via a long process of selective breeding.
  • Without selective breeding, many of the fruits we eat today would look very different.
  • The farm's success is largely due to its advanced program of selective breeding.