Biotechnology is broadly defined as the use of living organisms or the substances they produce to develop human-beneficial products and processes. Biotechnology is not a recent occurrence. It began when humans domesticated animals and plants for food production...
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Breeding Systems
Random Mating Random mating is a method of breeding in which each male in a population or on a farm has an equal chance of mating with any of the females in the same population or farm. Random mating can be achieved by housing all males and...
Breeding
Breeding simply put takes place when an animal or plant reproduces sexually. This can either be done through natural occurrences or the processes of production on a farm. Before choosing a breeding method or mating system, it is necessary to select animals that...
Selection
Animal breeders use selection to enhance the quality of their offspring. It entails selecting parents for the next generation of animals. Only if variation exists among individual animals for the characteristic of choice is selection possible. Animals are ranked...
Variation
Variation is all the differences which exist between members of the same species. It is a result of both genetic and environmental factors. There are two kinds of variation: continuous and discontinuous variation. Variation in populations causes offspring to be...