Question

Compare and Contrast Selective Breeding and Genetic Engineering

Answer 1

Selective breeding:

Selective breeding or artificial selection is a process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable characteristics. It is the traditional method for improving crops and livestock like-increasing disease resistance or milk yield. This process result in modification of an organism's genotype.

Genetic Engineering:

This implies the modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material. This also result in modification of an organism's genotype. Genetic engineering is a non traditional and faster way to transplant genes of a desired characteristic into an organism.