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The 91 pages that link to Selective breeding, each with the reason it gives.

• BudgerigarRelated: Breeders have produced budgerigar color and pattern varieties beyond the wild type.

• DogRelated: Human selection produced the wide range of dog sizes, shapes, and working abilities.

• Domestic pigeonRelated: Breeders used selective reproduction to create distinct pigeon forms.

• Domestic rabbitRelated: Repeated selection produced the domestic rabbit’s range of sizes, coats, and forms.

• ThoroughbredNarrower topic: Breeders shaped Thoroughbreds by favoring horses suited to racing.

• CauliflowerRelated: Breeders selected compact, pale flower heads and other useful traits.

• Red junglefowlRelated: Human selection transformed junglefowl traits into the diversity of domestic chicken breeds.

• Shellfish aquacultureRelated: Breeding programs seek shellfish lines with better growth, disease resistance, or environmental tolerance.

• TransgenesisCompared with: It reshapes inherited variation through reproduction rather than direct DNA insertion.

• GuppyRelated: Aquarists have bred guppies for diverse colors, fin shapes, and patterns.

• Laboratory mouseRelated: It established many research strains with predictable characteristics.

• Reproduction (biology)Related: It uses reproduction to alter traits across generations.

• SighthoundRelated: Repeated selection established the speed, build, and behavior associated with sighthounds.

• British Agricultural RevolutionRelated: Breeders improved livestock weight and quality, increasing the food and saleable value of herds.

• Domestic turkeyRelated: It produced turkey lines optimized for body size, meat yield, and other production traits.

• Holstein FriesianRelated: Breeders have emphasized milk production and udder traits in this breed.

• Aberdeen AngusRelated: Breeders shaped Aberdeen Angus through selection for useful livestock characteristics.

• Pointing dogRelated: Breeders strengthened hunting instincts, conformation, and working styles in pointer breeds.

• Atlantic canaryRelated: Breeders transformed wild Atlantic canaries into domestic varieties with diverse colors and forms.

• Barbary doveRelated: Captive breeding has maintained the Barbary dove's familiar coloration and form.

• Fancy pigeonRelated: Breeders use it to intensify distinctive forms and behaviors.

• Goat farmingRelated: Choosing breeding stock can improve milk yield, growth, fiber, or adaptation to local conditions.

• Leicester LongwoolNarrower topic: Bakewell’s development of the breed exemplifies this broader practice.

• Luther BurbankNarrower topic: Burbank’s central method was selecting plants for traits useful to growers and consumers.

• MatingRelated: Breeding programs control which individuals mate to shape inherited traits.

• PurebredRelated: Breeders maintain breed populations by choosing which animals reproduce.

• Siamese fighting fishRelated: Breeders amplified fin shapes and colors beyond typical wild forms.

• William FarrerRelated: Farrer selected wheat plants whose traits suited Australian farms.

• Australian LowlineNarrower topic: Repeatedly choosing smaller cattle shifted the line’s average size.

• Broad Breasted WhiteRelated: Selection produced its rapid growth, large breast, and white feathers.

• CynologyRelated: Breeding choices have produced canine diversity and influenced inherited health risks.

• Domestic canaryRelated: Breeders use it to develop canary varieties in song, color, and shape.

• Domesticated quailRelated: Farmed lines are selected for production traits such as growth and egg output.

• Dwarf rabbitRelated: Breeders use it to maintain small size and breed-specific appearance.

• EndiveRelated: Selection produced endive forms with distinct leaf shapes and qualities.

• Genetically modified treeCompared with: It changes tree populations through mating rather than direct genetic engineering.

• History of biotechnologyBroader topic: Crop and livestock improvement shaped biology long before genes were understood.

• Miniature horseNarrower topic: Repeated selection produces small stature while preserving horse-like appearance.

• Nigerian DwarfRelated: U.S. breeders shaped the imported goats into a compact dairy breed.

• Spanish Fighting BullRelated: Breeders shaped the bull’s physical and behavioral traits across generations.

• Vietnamese pot-bellied pigRelated: Breeding choices shaped the compact appearance and size associated with the breed.