Dmitry Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut successfully domesticated wild foxes by means of
A) gene splicing.
B) selective mating.
C) food deprivation.
D) hormone injections.

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Dmitry Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut domesticated wild foxes through the process of selective breeding. They chose foxes that exhibited certain desirable traits, such as being less aggressive and more tolerant of human interaction, and mated them with each other. Over many generations, this selection process resulted in foxes that were tamer and more like domesticated dogs. Gene splicing, food deprivation, and hormone injections were not used in this process.

Dmitry Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut Successfully Domesticated Wild Foxes by Means