Selective Breeding Flashcards
1
Q
Why do people selective breed?
A
Animals -that produce more meat and milk
Crops with disease resistance
Dogs with a good gentle temperament
Plants that produce bigger fruit
2
Q
Why is selective breeding important in agriculture ?
A
Better characteristics, eg more meat
Breed good characteristics
Several generations will have this good meat yield
3
Q
Why is selective breeding important in medical research?
A
Research behind alcoholism.
Rats have been bred to have strong or weak preference for alcohol.
This allows us to study the brain reaction to a dilemma
4
Q
Why is selective breeding bad ?
A
As it reduces the gene pool - inbreeding
Creates health problem , pug breathing problems
If a new disease it will wipe out a lot due to less chance of having less resistance alleles
