Question

The Brahman cattle have good resistance to high temperatures, but its meat is poor and tough to eat. The English shorthorn cattle, on the other hand, have good meat, but poor resistance to high temperatures. Scientists formed the Santa Gertrudis cattle by breeding Brahmans with English shorthorns. This new type of cattle has good meat and resistance to high temperatures. This is an example of

a.) inbreeding
b.) genetic engineering
c.) selective breeding
d.) natural selection

Answer 1

The correct answer is selective breeding.

Answer 2

The correct answer is selective breeding.

The selective breeding is the phenomenon in which two species with desired characters are mated. One specie is having one selected character and the other specie is having another selected character. Both having one desired character is mated to produce an offspring which is having both of the desired characters from both the parents. This is called selective breeding.