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The role artificial selection plays in determining the inherited characteristics of offspring

Michaela Strachen introduces the concept of inherited characteristics in beagle puppies, demonstrating that beagles produce offspring that are not identical their parents. A dog breeder explains selective breeding, looking at puppies that have useful and less useful traits. Michaela explains how artificial selection is also used in vegetables, showing how broccoli, sprouts and cauliflower all originate from a wild cabbage called Colewort.

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