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Overview: Students learn how artificial selection can be used to develop new dog breeds with characteristics that make the dogs capable of performing a desirable task. Author/Source: Collins, Jennifer Grade level: 9-12 Time: 90 minutes Concepts: Correspondence to the Next Generation Science Standards is indicated in parentheses after each relevant concept. See our conceptual framework for details. Artificial selection provides a model for natural selection. People selectively breed domesticated plants and animals to produce offspring with preferred characteristics. Scientists use artificial selection as a model to learn about natural selection. (P2) As with other scientific disciplines, evolutionary biology has applications that factor into everyday life. Teacher background: Artificial Selection Natural Selection

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