Over Many Generations Man Has Chosen Certain Desirable Characteristics in Dogs

question 9

Multiple Choice

Over many generations man has chosen certain desirable characteristics in dogs by allowing dogs possessing those characteristics to reproduce. In this way, 150 breeds of dogs, all in the same species, have descended from wolves. This process is referred to as

• A) natural selection.
• B) inheritance of acquired traits.
• C) artificial selection.
• D) convergent evolution.

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