Problem
Animal and plant eugenics
Other Names:
Selective breeding of animals and plants Nature:
Animal and plant eugenics refers to any human intervention in the free and natural reproduction of animals and plants for the purpose of affecting the genetic characteristics of the offspring. Artificial selection of gene pools is also effected incidentally whenever undesirable forms in the present generation are removed from the population, deliberately or accidentally. Incidence:
Artificial insemination is a common practice to ensure genetic typing of pedigree livestock. Increasingly, genetic material is being manipulated prior to insemination or implantation. Broader Problems:
Eugenics Narrower Problems:
Limited availability of cross-breeding techniquesDisturbance of reproductive cycles of wildlifeSexual manipulation of domestic animals and plants Aggravates:
Deformation of plant lifeMaltreatment of livestockCorporate control of genetic materialDeclining breeds of cultivated plantsDecreasing genetic diversity of animalsIntroduction of high-yield crop varieties Strategies:
Breeding disease-resistant plantsFacilitating sexual rights for animalsExploring hybrid seed varietiesRemoving dominant animals from breeding stock Subject(s):
Biosciences → Genetics??Plant Life → Plants??
Zoology → Animals??
Commerce → Merchandise??
Agriculture, Fisheries → Breeding??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
23.01.2002 – 00:00 CET