During Artificial Selection Which Features?

During Artificial Selection Which Features?

By artificial selection many other species like Brussels sprout, Kohlrabi, Kale, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower have been produced form this. 1) In case of cabbage the selected feature is 'terminal buds'. 2) In case of cauliflower the selected feature is 'flower clusters'.

What happens during artificial selection?

Artificial selection, also called "selective breeding”, is where humans select for desirable traits in agricultural products or animals, rather than leaving the species to evolve and change gradually without human interference, like in natural selection.

What is required for artificial selection?

Artificial selection is the process by which humans choose individual organisms with certain phenotypic trait values for breeding. If there is additive genetic variance for the selected trait, it will respond to the selection, that is, the trait will evolve.

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