Which term refers to breeding organisms with specific traits in order to produce offspring with identical traits?

Which term refers to breeding organisms with specific traits in order to produce offspring with identical traits?

• A. Gene Mutation
• B. Diploid Cell
• C. Gamete
• D. Artificial Selection

Answer: (D)

Choosing parents with desired traits and breeding them to pass those traits to their offspring is all about guiding inheritance toward specific characteristics. This practice, known as artificial selection, uses human preference to shape the traits seen in the next generation, so offspring commonly express those chosen traits. The other terms don’t capture this intentional breeding process: mutation is a DNA change that can create new traits, not a deliberate effort to reproduce identical traits; a diploid cell has two sets of chromosomes; a gamete is a sex cell that provides half the chromosome set for reproduction.

Choosing parents with desired traits and breeding them to pass those traits to their offspring is all about guiding inheritance toward specific characteristics. This practice, known as artificial selection, uses human preference to shape the traits seen in the next generation, so offspring commonly express those chosen traits. The other terms don’t capture this intentional breeding process: mutation is a DNA change that can create new traits, not a deliberate effort to reproduce identical traits; a diploid cell has two sets of chromosomes; a gamete is a sex cell that provides half the chromosome set for reproduction.