Domestic breeding is considered a form of artificial selection driving evolution.
Is it true that domestic breeding is considered a form of artificial selection driving evolution?
Yes. Multiple genomic and evolutionary studies confirm that domestic breeding operates as a form of artificial selection, driving significant genetic and phenotypic evolution across various domestic species.
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The retrieved papers consistently demonstrate that the process of domestic breeding and domestication acts as a driver of evolutionary change through artificial selection, altering genomes and phenotypes in species such as dogs, yaks, horses, cattle, and others. There is no contradictory evidence in the retrieved set.
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Makino, T., Rubin, C., Carneiro, M., Axelsson, E., Andersson, L., & Webster, M. (2018). Elevated Proportions of Deleterious Genetic Variation in Domestic Animals and Plants. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evy004
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Gnanadesikan, G. E., Hare, B., Snyder-Mackler, N., & MacLean, E. (2020). Estimating the heritability of cognitive traits across dog breeds reveals highly heritable inhibitory control and communication factors. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-020-01400-4
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Zhang, S., Liu, W., Liu, X., Du, X., Zhang, K., Zhang, Y., Song, Y., Zi, Y., Qiu, Q., Lenstra, J., & Liu, J. (2021). Structural Variants Selected during Yak Domestication Inferred from Long-Read Whole-Genome Sequencing. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab134
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Thomas, F., Giraudeau, M., Dheilly, N., Gouzerh, F., Boutry, J., Beckmann, C., Biro, P., Hamede, R. K., Abadie, J., Labrut, S., Bieuville, M., Missé, D., Bramwell, G., Schultz, A., Loc’h, G. L., Vincze, O., Roche, B., Renaud, F., Russell, T., & Újvári, B. (2020). Rare and unique adaptations to cancer in domesticated species: An untapped resource?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12920
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Y, L., R, M., B, W., J, W., Y, C., Z, G., & W, D. (2026). Integrative Advances in Equine Genomics From Reference Assemblies to Evolutionary History and Key Traits.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70283
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Y, L., W, D., R, G., X, F., R, Y., & Y, M. (2026). The Genomic Landscape of Cattle: Domestication, Dispersal, and Adaptive Evolution.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16050776
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The retrieved papers consistently demonstrate that the process of domestic breeding and domestication acts as a driver of evolutionary change through artificial selection, altering genomes and phenotypes in species such as dogs, yaks, horses, cattle, and others. There is no contradictory evidence in the retrieved set.
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