Selective breeding is done by crossing two members of the same species which possess particular physical or behavioral traits, such as friendliness in dogs, speed in horses, or large ears in corn. In addition individuals with one set of desirable traits, like large seeds, might be crossed with...
The breeding stocks were maintained at room temperature or 25°C on fly food provided by a fly facility in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore. Crosses were conducted with the same food at 25°C. Adults were caged (with generally evenly distributed sex contribution) at 25...
biology Learn about this topicin these articles: form of inbreeding Ininbreeding Linebreeding is a form of inbreeding that involves selection of mates on the basis of their relationships to a certain superior ancestor. The backcross (crossing a first-generation hybrid with one of the parental types...
Viruses 2013, 5, 1466-1499; doi:10.3390/v5061466 OPEN ACCESS viruses Review ISSN 1999-4915 www.mdpi.com/journal/viruses Expanding Possibilities for Intervention against Small Ruminant Lentiviruses through Genetic Marker-Assisted Selective Breeding Stephen N. White 1,2,* and Donald P. Knowles 1,2...