For many generations, farmers in north america have been choosing to cross corn plants with large ears of corn each year. This results in the new generation of plants also growing large ears of corn. What is the technique called

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Patsy

17 July, 11:42

For many generations, farmers in north america have been choosing to cross corn plants with large ears of corn each year. This results in the new generation of plants also growing large ears of corn. What is the technique called

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Jaelynn Shepard · Answer 1

Answer: artificial selection

Explanation: Artificial selection is the process by which humans breed plants or animals for particular genetic traits. Which corn plants are bred and allowed to carry their genetic material to the next generation has been decided by humans for several thousand years. This has resulted in plants with ears of corn today that are substantially larger than the ears their ancestors had, thousands of years ago.

Alicia Dean · Answer 2

This is called artificial selection