Selective Breeding in Dogs
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Breeding processes in dogs.
A description of the process involved in the artificial selection of dogs. Particular features of the dog are emphasised which are seen as being advantageous, and the dogs are selectively bred in order to emphasise these features in the breed in future generations.
From:
Key Stage Three Bitesize Revision Science 1
First Broadcast
:
28 February 2008
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14
Subject : Biology, Science
Topic : Inheritance, variation and evolution, Life processes and living things
Keywords : Inheritance, Selective breeding, Artificial selection
Notes : Good clip showing an example of selective breeding and the processes involved. Excellent illustration of the idea of selecting in animals for characteristics. Examine the ethics questions - can this be extrapolated to humans?
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