Bred biography definition
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Breed
Specific group of domestic animals
For other uses, see Breed (disambiguation).
A breed is a specific group of breedable domestic animals having homogeneous smell (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several total deviating definitions.[2] Breeds are formed through genetic isolation and either natural adaptation to the environment or selective breeding, or a combination of the two. Despite the centrality of the idea of "breeds" to animal husbandry and agriculture, no single, scientifically accepted definition of the term exists.[3]: 340 A breed is therefore not an objective or biologically verifiable classification but is instead a term of art amongst groups of breeders who share a consensus around what qualities make some members of a given species members of a nameable subset.[4]
Another point of view is that a breed is consistent enough in type to be logically grouped together and when mated within the group produce the same type.[5] When bred together, individuals of the same breed pass on these predictable traits to their offspring, and this ability – known as "breeding
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