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Comic broccoli, cabbage and kale pose beside a wild Brassica ancestor, illustrating different forms of one species produced through generations of selective breeding.

Artificial Selection: Examples, Breeding and Trade-Offs

A Chihuahua and a Great Dane belong to the same species and can, in principle, exchange genes, although their size difference can make mating difficult. Their shared ancestry traces to wolves tens of thousands of years ago. Breeders produced these forms by repeatedly choosing which dogs reproduced.