What Is the Difference Between Artificial Selection and Natural Selection?

What Is The Difference Between Artificial Selection And Natural Selection??

Natural selection and selective breeding can both cause changes in animals and plants. The difference between the two is that natural selection happens naturally, but selective breeding only occurs when humans intervene. For this reason selective breeding is sometimes called artificial selection.

What are the differences between natural and artificial selection?

Natural selection is based on the adaptive characteristics of animals. Artificial selection is based on the desirable characters selected by humans. … Artificial selection only allows the selected traits to be passed through successive generations.
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