Selective Breeding

Transgenic

________- contains a gene from a different species.

Selective breeding

the intentional breeding of individuals with desired characteristics

Transgenic

contains a gene from a different species

**Advantages of PLANTS selective breeding**

**Advantages of PLANTS selective breeding:**

* Resistance to diseases/pest damage
* Higher crop yield
* Create new varieties of crops
* Resistance to extreme weather
* Produce larger and better tasting fruits that grow quicker

**Disadvantages of selective breeding**

* Can cause **inbreeding** - reduction of the gene pool as the number of different alleles reduce
* More vulnerable to diseases
* Greater chance of inheriting genetic defects in offspring as recessive characteristics are more likely to be present
* Slow process
* Can lead to a loss of traits