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A breed is a group of domestic animals
Domestication

Domestication or taming refers to the process whereby a population of living things becomes accustomed to a controlled environment by other plants or animals through a process of Selective breeding....
 with a homogeneous
Homogeneity

Homogeneity means "being similar throughout".Homogeneity may also refer to:* Homogeneous , a variety of meanings* In statistics homogeneity can refer to...
 appearance
Appearance

Appearance may refer to:* Visual appearance, the way in which objects reflect and transmit light.* Human physical appearance* Phenomena, in philosophy...
, behavior
Behavior

Behavior or behaviour refers to the action s or reactions of an object or organism, usually in Relational theory to the environment. Behavior can be conscious or Unconscious mind, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary....
, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals of the same species. When bred together, animals of the same breed pass on these uniform traits to their offspring, and this ability—known as "breeding true"—is a definitive requirement for a breed. The offspring produced as a result of breeding animals of one breed with other animals of another breed are known as crossbreed
Crossbreed

A crossbreed or crossbred usually refers to an animal with purebred parents of two different breeds, varieties, or populations. Crossbreeding refers to the process of breeding such an animal, often with the intention of creating offspring that share the traits of both parent lineages, or producing an animal with Heterosis....
s or mixed breed
Mixed breed

A mixed breed is a domesticated animal descended from multiple breeds of the same species, often breeding without any human intervention, recordkeeping, or selective breeding....
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A breed is a group of domestic animals
Domestication

Domestication or taming refers to the process whereby a population of living things becomes accustomed to a controlled environment by other plants or animals through a process of Selective breeding....
 with a homogeneous
Homogeneity

Homogeneity means "being similar throughout".Homogeneity may also refer to:* Homogeneous , a variety of meanings* In statistics homogeneity can refer to...
 appearance
Appearance

Appearance may refer to:* Visual appearance, the way in which objects reflect and transmit light.* Human physical appearance* Phenomena, in philosophy...
, behavior
Behavior

Behavior or behaviour refers to the action s or reactions of an object or organism, usually in Relational theory to the environment. Behavior can be conscious or Unconscious mind, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary....
, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals of the same species. When bred together, animals of the same breed pass on these uniform traits to their offspring, and this ability—known as "breeding true"—is a definitive requirement for a breed. The offspring produced as a result of breeding animals of one breed with other animals of another breed are known as crossbreed
Crossbreed

A crossbreed or crossbred usually refers to an animal with purebred parents of two different breeds, varieties, or populations. Crossbreeding refers to the process of breeding such an animal, often with the intention of creating offspring that share the traits of both parent lineages, or producing an animal with Heterosis....
s or mixed breed
Mixed breed

A mixed breed is a domesticated animal descended from multiple breeds of the same species, often breeding without any human intervention, recordkeeping, or selective breeding....
s. Plant
Plant

Plants are Life organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae....
 breeds are more commonly known as varieties
Variety (plant)

A "plant variety" is a legal term, following the UPOV Convention. Recognition of a cultivated plant as a "variety" provides its Plant breeding with some legal protection, so-called plant breeders' rights, depending to some extent on the internal legislation of the signatory countries....
, or cultivar
Cultivar

A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics; it is usually distinct from similar plants and when Plant propagation it retains those characteristics....
s, and crosses between plant cultivars (or species) are referred to as hybrids. Recently, crossbreed animals, especially dogs and cats, have also come to be referred to as hybrids as well, for unknown reasons.

The breeder
Breeder

A breeder is a person who practices the vocation of mating carefully selected specimens of the same breed to reproduce specific, consistently replicable qualities and characteristics....
 or breeders who initially establish a breed, do so by selecting
Selective breeding

Selective breeding in domesticated animals is the process of a Breeder developing a cultivated breed over time, and selecting qualities within individuals of the breed that will be best to pass on to the next generation....
 individual animals from within the groups gene pool
Gene pool

In population genetics, a gene pool is the complete set of unique alleles in a species or population....
 that they see as having the necessary qualities needed to enhance the breed model they are aiming for. These animals are referred to as “breed foundation”, or “breed origination”. Further, the breeder mates the most desirable from his point of view representatives, aiming to pass such characteristics to their progeny
Progeny

Progeny can refer to:*A genetic descendant or offspring*An academic progeny Other uses*Progeny Linux Systems*Progeny - an episode of the television series Stargate Atlantis...
. This process is known as selective breeding
Selective breeding

Selective breeding in domesticated animals is the process of a Breeder developing a cultivated breed over time, and selecting qualities within individuals of the breed that will be best to pass on to the next generation....
. A written description of desirable and undesirable breed representatives is referred to as a breed standard
Breed standard

A breed standard in animal fancy and animal husbandry is a set of guidelines which is used to ensure that the animals produced by a Breeder or breeding facility conform to the specifics of the breed....
.

Breed specific characteristics also know as breed traits are inherited, and purebred
Purebred

Purebreds, also called purebreeds, are cultivated varieties or cultivars of an animal species, achieved through the process of selective breeding....
 animals pass such traits from generation
Generation

Generation , also known as reproduction, is the act of producing offspring. In a more generic sense, it can also refer to the act of creating something inanimate such as electricity generation or cryptography code generation....
 to generation. Thus, all specimens of the same breed carry several genetic characteristics of the original foundation animal(s). In order to maintain the breed, a breeder would select those animals with the most desirable traits, to achieve further maintenance and developing of such traits. At the same time, avoiding animals carrying characteristics, not typical and/or undesirable for the breed, known as faults or genetic defects. The population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 within the same breed consists of a sufficient number of animals to maintain the breed within the specified parameters without the necessity of forced inbreeding
Inbreeding

Inbreeding is biological reproduction between close Kinships, whether plant or animal. If practiced repeatedly, it leads to an increase in homozygosity of a population....
. The breed includes several bloodlines that can be interbred to sustain the breed in whole without weakening the gene pool.

Domestic animal breeds commonly differ from country to country, and from nation to nation. Breeds originating in a certain country are known as "native breeds" of that country.

Common animal breeds

  • List of cat breeds
    List of cat breeds

    The following is a list of cat breeds recognized by various cat registry.Cats can also be grouped by :Category:Cat types according to appearance or function....
  • List of breeds of cattle
    List of breeds of cattle

    The following is a list of breeds of cattle. Over 800 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses....
  • List of chicken breeds
    List of chicken breeds

    There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence. Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and Selective breeding for desired characteristics created regional types with distinct physical and behavioral traits passed on to their offspring....
  • List of dog breeds
    List of dog breeds

    Dogs have been selectively bred for thousands of years, sometimes by inbreeding dogs from the same ancestral lines, sometimes by mixing dogs from very different lines....
  • List of horse breeds
    List of horse breeds

    File:Meyers b12 s0947a.jpgFile:Meyers b12 s0947b.jpg This page is a list of horse and pony breeds, and also includes terms used to describe types of horses that are not breeds but are commonly mistaken for breeds....
  • List of rabbit breeds
    List of rabbit breeds

    Rabbit breeds are notably different varieties of domestic rabbit created through selective breeding or natural selection. Breeds recognized by organizations such as the American Rabbit Breeders' Association may be exhibited and judged in rabbit shows....
  • List of pigeon breeds
    List of pigeon breeds

    This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds. Pigeons and doves are members of the bird family Columbidae. Doves tend to be smaller birds and pigeons larger ones, although this distinction is not consistently applied....
  • List of domestic pig breeds
    Domestic pig

    The 'Domestication pig' is normally given the scientific name Sus scrofa scrofa, though some taxonomists use the term S. domestica, reserving S....
  • List of sheep breeds
    List of sheep breeds

    This is a list of domestic sheep breeds. Domestic sheep are partially derived from mouflon stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species....


See also

  • Cultivar
    Cultivar

    A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics; it is usually distinct from similar plants and when Plant propagation it retains those characteristics....
  • Landrace
    Landrace

    Landrace refers to domestication animals or plants adapted to the natural and cultural environment in which they live and, in some cases, work....
  • Purebred
    Purebred

    Purebreds, also called purebreeds, are cultivated varieties or cultivars of an animal species, achieved through the process of selective breeding....
  • Race (biology)
    RACE (biology)

    RACE, or Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends, is a technique used in molecular biology to obtain the full length sequence of an RNA transcript found within a cell....
  • Selective breeding
    Selective breeding

    Selective breeding in domesticated animals is the process of a Breeder developing a cultivated breed over time, and selecting qualities within individuals of the breed that will be best to pass on to the next generation....
  • Subspecies
    Subspecies

    In biology, subspecies is the taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a species. A subspecies is a taxonomic group which is less distinct than the Common descent or species from which it originates....
  • Variety (plant)
    Variety (plant)

    A "plant variety" is a legal term, following the UPOV Convention. Recognition of a cultivated plant as a "variety" provides its Plant breeding with some legal protection, so-called plant breeders' rights, depending to some extent on the internal legislation of the signatory countries....