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1.2 explain why the collection of seeds and breeding of animals with desired characteristics, could be described as early biotechnology
explain why the collection of seeds and breeding of animals with desired characteristics, could be described as early biotechnology
- Although the people didn’t know about genetics they knew that if they took seeds from certain plants they would get some offspring with similar traits. By collecting seeds from plants with desirable characteristics such as heads that matured at the same time and produced seeds that tended not to be blown by the wind easily, the people were controlling the genetic makeup of the next generation of plants. Similarly by choosing animals, such as cattle with characteristics they favoured, such as more placid nature, the genes of their domestic stock would be different from those of the wild animals. This would be especially true after breeding for certain characteristics over many generations.