What does "artificial selection" mean?

Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits.

What is a synonym for "artificial selection"?

Common synonyms include: breeding, kweek.

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Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits. uncountable

Coined by Charles Darwin in 1859 in his book On the Origin of Species.