BREEDING Meaning and
Definition
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Breeding refers to the act or process of producing offspring or reproducing in a controlled or planned manner. It involves selective mating or pairing of animals or plants with desirable traits to produce offspring with those same desired characteristics. Breeding is often practiced in the field of agriculture, animal husbandry, or horticulture to enhance and improve various traits such as size, color, yield, resistance to diseases, or other desired qualities.
In animal breeding, individuals with desired traits are carefully chosen as parents to develop a specific breed or line of animals with those traits. This process often requires extensive knowledge of genetics to ensure the heritability of desired characteristics in offspring. Animal breeders may also consider other factors, such as temperament or performance abilities, in their selection process.
In plant breeding, similar principles are applied to develop new varieties or cultivars with improved traits, such as higher crop yield, better flavor, disease resistance, or adaptation to certain environmental conditions. This is typically achieved through controlled pollination or crossbreeding of plants with desirable traits.
Breeding can be both natural, occurring through regular reproductive processes, or artificial, involving human intervention to control and direct the mating process. Through careful selection and controlled breeding, breeders aim to improve the genetic composition of a population, leading to the development of more valuable or desirable individuals or strains.
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Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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Other Common Misspellings for BREEDING
Etymology of BREEDING
The word "breeding" has its origin in the Old English word "bredan" which means "to bring up, educate, or nurture". It is also related to the Old Norse word "bræða" which means "to rear or bring up" and the Old High German word "bredan" which means "to foster". Over time, the term "breed", which originally referred to the action of rearing or nurturing, came to encompass the idea of producing offspring or propagating a particular lineage. Hence, "breeding" came to denote the act of reproducing or producing offspring with specific qualities or characteristics.
Idioms with the word BREEDING
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Breeding will tell
The idiom "Breeding will tell" refers to the idea that one's behavior, manners, or traits are inherited or influenced by their family or social background. It suggests that a person's upbringing and family heritage will ultimately reveal itself in their actions, manners, or character.
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breeding ground
The idiom "breeding ground" refers to a place or situation that fosters the development or growth of certain negative conditions, ideas, behaviors, or actions. It implies that this environment is ideal for the proliferation or emergence of such factors.
Similar spelling words for BREEDING
- reading,
- bradeen,
- braiding,
- breeden,
- brewton,
- brittingham,
- breathing,
- bedding,
- britain,
- breadwinner,
- breedon,
- breton,
- beading,
- brodin,
- brooding,
- bleeding.
Conjugate verb Breeding
CONDITIONAL
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FUTURE
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FUTURE PERFECT
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PAST
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PRESENT
I
breed
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PRESENT PERFECT
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