Artificial Selection

The farm is the original genetics laboratory. For thousands of years, farmers have been taking advantage of evolution and selectively breeding animals and plants. In the old days they called animal breeding 'animal husbandry.' In Biology we call it 'Artificial Selection.' Evey single farm animal and plant has been genetically modified by artificial selection.

milk production cattle size black angus Do female chickens need a male in order to produce an egg? constant egg laying (even unfertlized eggs)

Wild tomatoes look like this:

You know that well-bred dogs are perfectly gentle to their familiars and acquaintances, and the reverse to strangers. -Socrates 399 B.C.

Carrots were purple 1,000 years ago