artificial selection

noun

a process in the breeding of animals and in the cultivation of plants by which the breeder chooses to perpetuate only those forms having certain desirable inheritable characteristics.

Examples from the web for artificial selection

Evolution by artificial selection is likely to prove almost as wasteful as the kind by natural selection.
Children born through this process of artificial selection were raised communally and maternal bonding was discouraged.
Now that's artificial selection, which is going to exhaust any genetic potential far more quickly than any natural selection.
From the article it seems rabbit breeders produced this rabbit by artificial selection alone.
They're descended from a common ancestor, although in this case many of the changes result from artificial selection.

artificial selection in Medicine

artificial selection n.
Human intervention in animal or plant reproduction to ensure certain characteristics are represented in successive generations.

artificial selection in Science

artificial selection
Modification of a species by human intervention so that certain desirable traits are represented in successive generations. The different breeds of domestic dogs and the large ears of maize corn are products of artificial selection. Compare natural selection.

artificial selection in Culture

artificial selection definition

The breeding of plants and animals to produce desirable traits. Organisms with the desired traits, such as size or taste, are artificially mated or cross-pollinated with organisms with similar desired traits. (Compare natural selection.)