Farmers and horticulturalists bred broccoli,cauliflower,kale,and cabbage from the wild mustard plant through _____.

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Farmers and horticulturalists intentionally selected and bred individuals with desired traits, such as larger heads or different colors, to create new varieties of broccoli, cauliflower, kale, and cabbage. This process is known as artificial selection. Natural selection, genetic drift, and sexual selection do not accurately describe the process by which these plants were bred. Evolution as a term could be more broadly defined as the change in genetic composition of a population over time, but it does not specifically refer to the intentional breeding of organisms by humans.

Farmers and Horticulturalists Bred Broccoli,cauliflower,kale,and Cabbage from the Wild Mustard