For centuries, the answer for fast horses has been breeding. All racehorses, or thoroughbreds, stem from the three foundation sires: stallions from Arabian, Turk, and Barb ancestry. Selective breeding is used to produce horses with specific, desirable traits. Which statement best explains how selective breeding works?
Responses
A Selective breeding involves genetically modified embryos implanted into a surrogate.Selective breeding involves genetically modified embryos implanted into a surrogate.
B Selective breeding chooses the offspring most likely to survive from among several choices.Selective breeding chooses the offspring most likely to survive from among several choices.
C Selective breeding chooses two parents with desirable traits in hopes of passing on those traits to their offspring.Selective breeding chooses two parents with desirable traits in hopes of passing on those traits to their offspring.
D Selective breeding breeds a parent with desirable traits with one of the generic traits to produce more diverse offspring.