Question 4

Which of these is a case of selective breeding?

To increase the production of milk in a herd of milk cows, the highest producing cows were chosen as the mothers.

Over time, more milk cows at the diary farm began to produce larger amounts of milk.

A gene was identified that increased milk production. This gene was added to calves in the womb.

The genome of a group of cows was analyzed to identify the gene for milk production.

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Alison English

30 December, 08:53

Question 4

Which of these is a case of selective breeding?

To increase the production of milk in a herd of milk cows, the highest producing cows were chosen as the mothers.

Over time, more milk cows at the diary farm began to produce larger amounts of milk.

A gene was identified that increased milk production. This gene was added to calves in the womb.

The genome of a group of cows was analyzed to identify the gene for milk production.

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Lindsay Downs · Answer 1

"To increase the production of milk in a herd of milk cows, the highest producing cows were chosen as the mothers." is selective breeding because they selectively chose which cows to breed.