Combined Science GCSE
Production of true-breeding populations
What Production of true-breeding populations means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Production of true-breeding populations
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After many generations all or nearly all offspring show the desired characteristic, so the population is described as true-breeding for that feature.
Topics that use Production of true-breeding populations
- Selective breeding (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- artificial selection
- Artificial selection by humans
- change in allele frequency over generations
- Desired characteristic
- Inbreeding
- Inheritance of harmful recessive alleles
- Reduced genetic variation
- Repeated breeding over generations
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