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Selective Breeding: Why Humans Project Identity onto Animals

Selective Breeding: Why Humans Project Identity onto Animals

Breed Defining Animal Breeds A breed refers to a specific group of domesticated animals that share a distinctive set of heritable characteristics, distinguishing them from other groups within the same species. These characteristics are consistently passed down through generations, primarily as a result of intentional selective breeding by humans. Breeds are not natural biological classifications […]

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