https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/natural-selection/artificial-selection/v/artificial-selection-and-domestication 2024-01-04T21:34:20.525650636Z Artificial selection and domestication Artificial selection and domestication are processes where humans influence the evolution of species. Dogs, farm animals, and crops have all been shaped by these methods. Humans select which individuals reproduce based on desired traits, accelerating changes that would take much longer in natural selection. This has led to the diverse breeds of dogs and varieties of crops we see today. Sal Khan video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/d_qwu4BSWzu1zTT_u5cEXrQQz05zGUOqGqm5JwZH3PEcOx5yTcY2zBv2ORxnhNG3zOA5J9aHNzCXwtRDgumWrR2O Artificial selection and domestication Artificial selection and domestication are processes where humans influence the evolution of species. Dogs, farm animals, and crops have all been shaped by these methods. Humans select which individuals reproduce based on desired traits, accelerating changes that would take much longer in natural selection. This has led to the diverse breeds of dogs and varieties of crops we see today. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/hFjGQXcwYIk.mp4/hFjGQXcwYIk.mp4 251 Artificial selection https://www.khanacademy.org/science/grade-7-science-tx/xe25057200abc6bd6:reproduction-and-selection/xe25057200abc6bd6:artificial-selection/a/artificial-selection-tx 2026-06-30T14:20:41.927190319Z Learn and try: Artificial selection Learn about artificial selection and how humans use selective breeding to make certain traits more common in a population over many generations. article https://www.khanacademy.org/science/grade-7-science-tx/xe25057200abc6bd6:reproduction-and-selection/xe25057200abc6bd6:artificial-selection/e/understand-artificial-selection-tx7 2026-07-03T03:00:41.306580382Z Understand: Artificial selection Check your understanding of artificial selection in this set of free, standards-aligned practice questions. Mariah Eisman exercise