People have researched genetics for a long time and we have made progress, but the man that really opened up the eyes of people was Gregor Mendel. Mendel discovered genotypes by looking at pea plants. He started his research on pea plants and realized that their genetic structure worked the exact same way as ours does. I read an article on this and I found it very interesting and it really taught me a lot.
Have you ever seen a chicken at the age of six weeks that weighs 2.6kg? Well this article explains how these chickens are selectively bred to be this large. Selective breeding is when animals and plants are bred for particular traits while genetic modification is changing genetics to where they are no longer natural. There are benefits to changing these animals. One of them is that it will help them survive in different conditions. another one is that it can improve the meat quality and the stature of an animal. I agree with what they're doing with selective breeding because I believe that it can help them as well as us.
