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artificial selection

artificial selection Artificial selection is the human-directed breeding of animals or plants to bring out preferred traits.

Artificial selection is the human-directed breeding of animals or plants to bring out preferred traits. It can be deliberate and planned, or it can happen indirectly when people keep more valued individuals and do not preserve less valued ones, leading traits to accumulate along chosen lines.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Artificial Selection” (Artificial Selection).
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