Artificial Selection is a form of selection in which humans actively choose which traits should be passed onto offspring. Humans have used selective breeding long before Darwin's Postulates and the discovery of genetics. Farmers chose cattle with beneficial traits such as larger size or producing more milk, and made them breed; and although they may have known nothing about genes, they knew that the beneficial traits could be heritable. The farmers selected for certain traits in their cattle and probably noticed that the offspring were becoming more and more productive with each generation. Scientists study these traits and spend a lot of time calculating how heritable these traits can be. The more these traits are expressed in the offspring (i.e. size, milk production, etc), the more heritable these traits are said to be. Hunting is also a form of artificial selection, with the genes that humans "want" (i.e. - the biggest buck with the most points, the largest fish, etc.) being removed from the gene pool, allowing the less "wanted" genes to pass on to the next generation by increasing their odds of mating when compared to the hunted specimens.
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I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option C. The DNA in two bacteria cells can be best described as identical. As long as, there are no mutations or horizontal gene transfer. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.
1. So that during the experiment, you don't have to waste your time in figuring out what to do.
2. So that the instructions are clear and if there are any misconceptions, you can clear them out BEFORE the experiment.
3. To avoid trouble or risky scenarios.
4. It allows replication, where other scientist perform your experiment to ensure your findings are correct.
5. To avoid error, such as adding too much of salt into water.
