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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
*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.
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]
[[Category: Biology]]
[[Category: Biology]]