Who was the most famous pioneer of selective crossbreeding during Enclosure movement in England?
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Robert Bakewell
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Charles Darwin
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Andrew Meikle
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Charles Townshend
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A
Correct answer
Explanation
In the mid-18th century, two British agriculturalists, Robert Bakewell and Thomas Coke, introduced selective breeding as a scientific practice and used inbreeding to stabilize certain qualities in order to reduce genetic diversity. Bakewell was also the first to breed cattle to be used primarily for beef. Hence, Option A is correct.
Among the rest of the options, Charles Robert Darwin was a British naturalist and biologist known for his theory of evolution and his understanding of the process of natural selection.
Andrew Meikle was a Scottish mechanical engineer credited with inventing the threshing machine, a device used to remove the outer husks from grains of wheat.
Charles Townshend was a British politician who held various titles in the Parliament of Great Britain. His establishment of the controversial Townshend Acts is considered one of the key causes of the American Revolution. Hence, these are incorrect.