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How is a artificial selection different from natural selection?

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Artificial selection is when humans choose which individual organisms breed with each other.
Natural selection can be interpreted two ways: 1) Organisms breed without human interference. 2) It is described as "survival of the fittest," meaning the organism best suited to its environment will be the organism that survives and reproduces. For example, Arctic foxes can survive in extreme conditions due to their adaptations, where other foxes will not survive because they can't handle such harsh climates.

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