Breeding

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Breeding is sexual reproduction that produces offspring, usually animals or plants. It can only occur between a male and a female animal or plant.

Breeding may refer to:

• Animal husbandry, through selected specimens such as dogs, horses, and rabbits
• Breeding in the wild, the natural process of reproduction in the animal kingdom
• Sexual reproduction of plants
• Plant breeding, through specimens selected by humans for desirable traits