Question

The greyhound is a dog breed known for its amazing speed. This breed was produced by taking the fastest animals and breeding them together generation after generation. Though artificial this is an example of ___________

Answer 1

Directional selection

Step-by-step explanation:

Directional selection, in population genetics, is also denoted as positive selection and is described as a mode of 'natural selection' whereby a particular extreme phenotype is being favored or privileged as compared to that of the other phenotypes, that often leads to the 'allele frequency' to change or shift over a period in time in the same direction of that particular phenotype.

The correct answer to the question above is directional selection.