ANS 282 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Selective Breeding, Phenotypic Trait
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Domesticated/domestication - an animal that is tamed and kept as a pet or on a farm. Wild - an animal living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or. Tame - an animal that is not dangerous or frightened by people. Feral - an animal in a wild state; especially after escape from captivity or domestication cultivated. Species - a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. Breed - a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection. Phenotype - the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment. Genotype - the genetic constitution of an individual organism. Many common mammalian companion animals are domesticated; e. g dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, etc. Many fish, birds, and reptiles are not truly domesticated; They may be wild caught or captive bred.
