AGB-0090
QUESTION
The father of animal breeding is?
OPTIONS
(A) Bateson
(B) Mendel
(C) Charles Darwin
(D) Robert Bakewell
ANSWER
(D) Robert Bakewell
EXPLANATION
Robert Bakewell is widely regarded as the father of modern animal breeding because he pioneered systematic selection and controlled mating to improve livestock, particularly long-term selection within breeds. Mendel is the father of classical genetics, Darwin is associated with evolution by natural selection, and Bateson made major contributions to genetics.
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