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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''breden'', from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''brēdan''; akin to Old English ''brōd'' brood | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''breden'', from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''brēdan''; akin to Old English ''brōd'' brood |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: to keep and take [[care]] of [[animals]] or [[plants]] in order to produce more animals or plants of a particular kind | | *1: to keep and take [[care]] of [[animals]] or [[plants]] in order to produce more animals or plants of a particular kind |
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| *3: to take care of and teach (a child who is [[growing]] up) | | *3: to take care of and teach (a child who is [[growing]] up) |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | A '''breed''' is a specific group of domestic [[animals]] or [[plants]] having [[homogeneous]] appearance, homogeneous [[behavior]], and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals or plants of the same [[species]] and that were arrived at through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_breeding selective breeding]. Despite the centrality of the [[idea]] of "breeds" to animal husbandry, no scientifically accepted [[definition]] of the term exists. 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. The term is distinguished from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landrace landrace]'', which refers to a naturally occurring regional variety of domestic (and sometimes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral feral]) animal through uncontrolled breeding. | + | A '''breed''' is a specific group of domestic [[animals]] or [[plants]] having [[homogeneous]] appearance, homogeneous [[behavior]], and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals or plants of the same [[species]] and that were arrived at through [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_breeding selective breeding]. Despite the centrality of the [[idea]] of "breeds" to animal husbandry, no scientifically accepted [[definition]] of the term exists. 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. The term is distinguished from ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landrace landrace]'', which refers to a naturally occurring regional variety of domestic (and sometimes [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral feral]) animal through uncontrolled breeding. |
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− | When bred together, [[animals]] of the same breed pass on these [[predictable]] [[traits]] to their offspring, and this ability—known as "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeding_true breeding true]"—is a requirement for a breed. Plant breeds are more commonly known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivar cultivars]. The offspring produced as a result of breeding animals of one breed with other animals of another breed are known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbreed crossbreeds] or mixed breeds. Crosses between animal or plant variants above the level of breed/cultivar (species, subspecies, botanical variety, even different genera) are referred to as [[hybrids]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breed] | + | When bred together, [[animals]] of the same breed pass on these [[predictable]] [[traits]] to their offspring, and this ability—known as "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeding_true breeding true]"—is a requirement for a breed. Plant breeds are more commonly known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivar cultivars]. The offspring produced as a result of breeding animals of one breed with other animals of another breed are known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbreed crossbreeds] or mixed breeds. Crosses between animal or plant variants above the level of breed/cultivar (species, subspecies, botanical variety, even different genera) are referred to as [[hybrids]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breed] |
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| [[Category: Biology]] | | [[Category: Biology]] |