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Breeding Systems

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Synonyms

Artificial selection; Selective breeding

Definition

Breeding systems refer to the various ways of evaluation and selection of desired genetic traits in a breed or species.

Introduction

The purpose of breeding systems is to promote and preserve genetic traits of interest in a breed or species. Specifically, the practice of breeding systems is the process by which humans breed animals or plants to selectively produce offspring with desired phenotypic traits. Breeding systems should not be confused with mating systems (see “Mating Systems”). Mating systems refer to the various ways in which members of a given species arrange themselves to copulate (e.g., monogamy, polygamy). In contrast, animal breeding and plant breeding involve choosing male and female individuals within a species due to their desirable genetic traits and inducing them to sexually reproduce and have offspring that will express such traits. Humans may employ breeding techniques to select traits for various...

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    Guilherme S. Lopes

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Lopes, G.S. (2018). Breeding Systems. In: Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_2059-1

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