Biology/breeding
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Question
Compare and contrast selective breeding and natural selection.
Both involve new species but selective involves artificial selection whereby people select the traits that they want to pass on. Dogs like wolves and foxes have evolved through natural processes while the silly looking dogs we have today came from controlled breeding.
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Walter Hintz
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Science teacher for over 50 years. MSc. in biology. I can answer questions in general biology, zoology, botany, anatomy and physiology and biochemistry.
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I have a MSc in biology and have been a science teacher for over 50 years. At present I am a faculty member at a college and a science consultant at seven catholic schools.
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The Ohio journal of Science
Momentum-The Journal of the Catholic Education Association
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