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{{Wiktionary|Breeding|breeding}} {{tocright}} '''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 * [[Plant reproductive morphology|Sexual reproduction of plants]] * [[Plant breeding]], through specimens selected by humans for desirable traits == Science == * Breeding refers to nuclear transmutations that produce fuel for further reactions, in a [[breeder reactor]] to become fissile material or in a fusion reactor to produce tritium, see {{section link|Tritium|Lithium}} === Biology === * [[Breeding (sex act)]] * [[Breeding back]], a breeding effort to re-assemble extinct breed genes * [[Breeding pair]], bonded animals who cooperate to produce offspring * [[Breeding program]], a planned breeding of animals or plants * [[Breeding season]], the period during each year when a species reproduces * [[Captive breeding]], raising plants or animals in zoos or other controlled conditions * [[Cooperative breeding]], the raising of the young using non-parental care givers * [[Crossbreed]]ing, the process of breeding an animal with purebred parents of two different breeds, varieties, or populations * [[Mating]] * [[Preservation breeding]], a selection practice to preserve bloodlines * [[Selective breeding]], an animal selection practice to encourage chosen qualities * [[Smart breeding]], a plant selection practice to encourage chosen qualities == People == * [[James Floyd Breeding]] (1901β1977), U.S. Congressman from Kansas * [[Marv Breeding]] (1934β2006), 1960s U.S. Major League Baseball player == Media == * [[Breeding (EP)|''Breeding'' (EP)]], 2007 album by Dirty Little Rabbits * ''[[Breeding Death]]'', 2000 album by Bloodbath * ''[[Breeding the Spawn]]'', 1993 album by Suffocation * ''[[Dust Breeding]]'', 2001 Doctor Who television series audio play == Places == * [[Breeding, Kentucky]], a town in the United States == See also == * [[Copulation (zoology)]] * [[Good breeding (disambiguation)]] * [[Hybrid (biology)]], breeding between dissimilar parents * [[Inbreeding]], breeding between close relatives * [[Manners]], the unenforced standards of human conduct * [[Outbreeding depression]], reduced fitness from breeding of unrelated individuals * [[Purebred]] * [[sexual intercourse]] {{disambiguation}}
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