Natural and Artificial Selection - Racehorses

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Advantages of selective breeding in race horses.

Description of the processes used in artificial and selective breeding of racing horses. Comparisons are made between this and natural selection.
From: GCSE Bitesize Revision Science 2: Biology
First Broadcast : 20 April 2002

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 14-16

Subject : Biology, Science

Topic : Life processes and living things, Life processes and living things

Keywords : Variation, Selective breeding, Horses,

Notes : Clip useful for teaching an outline which could lead to a classroom discussion on the benefits and disadvantages of selective breeding. Investigate how natural selection works? What are its benefits? Is cloning an acceptable extension of selective breeding?

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