Domestication of Animals: Notion of Specialized Breeding/Genetically Modified
Topic: Domestication of Animals: Notion of Specialized Breeding/Genetically Modified
The notion of specialized breeding (for size, temperament, quality of meat or fur). There is much discussion being had these days about genetically-modified plant-based foods but I do not think we hear as much about genetically-modified animals so I want to do a paper on that. Basically a paper on what we have done with specialized breeding animals to be what we want them to be (i.e. certain kinds of dog breeds, certain features, certain sizes of dogs, or even a certain kind of fur, or certain color eyes, etc.). ===
For instance, Weimaraner dogs were genetically made to do certain things for people in Germany. These dogs were not around, but were created to be the perfect hunting and pointer dogs with the perfect features. Or the labradoodle or bichonpoo breeds that were created for human companions. Stuff like that and how pets have been made to be certain temperaments, size, color, types. And there is genetically modified mice, “knockout mice” that were made to be used in testing and last longer in labs. And Allergy-free cats have been created so people who are allergic can now own cats.. A company was working with scientists at the University of Connecticut to “remove the allergen gene” from cats. And also cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, rabbits and pigs have been genetically modified with the aim of producing human proteins that are useful to humans. Or animals are being genetically modified for their fur, etc. There is much specialized breeding or genetically modified animals out there. ====
Might find some overlap in these two topics; published works on genetically-modified plant-based foods might inform your topic about animals.===
==Must be at least 10 double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA
==Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
==Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
==Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
==Must use at least 9 scholarly sources, 7 are supposed to be found in the Ashford University Online Library. Do you access to this library?