Biology GCSE
Selection of parents by humans
What Selection of parents by humans means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Humans identify and choose individuals that show the desired characteristic as parents, while those without it are not allowed to breed.
Topics that use Selection of parents by humans
- Selective breeding (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Aesthetic and behavioural traits
- Agricultural usefulness
- artificial selection
- Genetic variation within populations
- Human selection over many generations
- Human-directed selection
- Inbreeding
- Repeated artificial selection
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