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BREEDING FOR UTILITY AND FOR SPORT 



Animal-breeders are constantly producing new varieties by combining in "homo- 

 zygous" individuals the qualities considered of value. They start with individuals 

 having desired characteristics and produce hybrids. In subsequent generations the 

 desired qualities are recombined, the undesirable ones eliminated 



