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Animal husbandry and plant breeding programs are examples of ___________.


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Animal husbandry:

  1. Animal husbandry is the practice of breeding, caring for, rearing, and managing animals for the purpose of producing milk, eggs, meat, honey, wool, and other useful items.
  2. Animal breeding includes fisheries, poultry farms, and dairy farms.

Plant breeding:

Plant breeding is the process of growing, managing, and breeding plant species in order to obtain the desired phenotype and genotype in the following generation.

Artificial selection:

  1. In artificial selection, we choose the phenotypes that we want in the progeny from both parents.
  2. The two parents are then mated, and their offspring have all of the desirable characteristics.

Final answer: Animal husbandry and plant breeding programs are examples of artificial selection.


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