Artificial Selection
^^Artificial Selection:^^ Humans choose which traits are desirable and have a goal in mind.
| ^^Natural Selection^^ | ^^Artificial Selection^^ |
|---|---|
| variation exists within the population | variation exists within the population |
| Traits are inhertable | Traits are inhertable |
| non-random | non-random |
| Driven by environment | driven by human desire to change the trait |
| envrionment selects | humans select |
Ex. A weed that was found on the english channel was taken by farmers and bred with other plants to create a new plant with desirable traits.