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Dairy cows are selectively bred for larger udders to produce more milk. A disadvantage of this selective breeding is that these cows have difficulties producing more offspring. Which best describes when selective breeding would no longer be advantageous for the dairy cow farmers?

A
Selective breeding would no longer have an advantage when dairy cows have large udders and multiple offspring.

B
Selective breeding would no longer have an advantage when dairy cows could not produce offspring.

C
Selective breeding would no longer have an advantage when dairy cows produced more offspring than before.

D
Selective breeding would no longer have an advantage when dairy cows produced both milk and offspring.

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Hey guys just ya know it's A anyways have a good day

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User Ashack
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Answer:

Selective breeding would lose advantage, when dairy cows have large udders and multiple offspring.

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Selective breeding though have lead to increase in productivity, but it has many disadvantages too. They are:

  • Loss of diversity of species
  • There is a chance of genetic mutations, which reversely decrease productivity.
  • The large udder of cow though store higher amount of milk but it is matter of very discomfort for the cow.
  • Offspring with different traits may be generated.
  • Hampers the natural evolutionary process and often lead to suppression of a gene.
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