domestication
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But importantly, domestication is not a fixed point in evolution — it’s an ongoing process.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Humans are incredibly efficient at plant and animal domestication, the process of selecting and curating prosocial hereditary traits for our own benefit.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
New research suggests that wheat domestication was shaped by an intense evolutionary struggle for light and space.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
"If we can find out where and when the first domestication happened, we will also know which human group was involved, the archaeological and ecological circumstances that first made this happen?"
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Hence these are typical examples of the phenomenon of preemptive domestication that we discussed above.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing domestication
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