Selective breeding, also known as artificial selection, is a process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable characteristics. In selective breeding, a breeder chooses two parents ...

Selective breeding of dogs was pioneered by the British in the Victorian era, when many earnestly believed in eugenics as a means of “purifying” and improving both man and animal.

Cats have been a part of human life for thousands of years, with meticulous records hinting at the establishment of a mutual ...

Once dogs started becoming more of a fixed element in human societies, people began changing their shape through selective breeding. In this early period, these changes were often made to fulfill a ...

Selective breeding of the disproportionately short legs of breeds such as the Basset Hound and the Dachshund has led to bowed legs and chronic problems with elbow dislocation; ...

Re "Globalization, Then," Opinion, Sept. 14: Why does Jared Diamond insist on using the phrase "genetically modified" when he means "selectively bred"?

Mind you, not all attempts at selective breeding turn out so well. As Sarah Yager recently wrote at the Atlantic, apple growers in the United States during the 20th century tried to breed Red ...

It seems like selective breeding for behaviour has shaped dogs' brain anatomy. Researchers have scanned the brains of different dog breeds to see how they've been affected by selective breeding.

Selective breeding enhances coral heat tolerance to marine heatwaves. Nature Communications, 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52895-1; Cite This Page: MLA; APA; Chicago; Newcastle University.