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Part of an online exhibition created by The Science Faculty in conjunction with the OUDA Project Team in 2014

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Clip 16: Artificial selection
Duration: 00:06:42
Date: 1971
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In clip 16 Dr. Sidnie Manton talks about how a new breed (variety) of cat with long fur but the Siamese colour pattern has been developed by a planned breeding programme over 22 years.  This is an example of the application of knowledge of genetics in the highly efficient selection of desirable attributes in domestic animals.

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Today the Open University offers free learning resources around this topic. You might want to explore the following resources:

Meiosis and mitosis

Cell Membrance: The cell's city wall

Related OU Podcasts:

DNA, RNA and protein formation

Darwin and Evolution

Darwin now

 

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