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   domesticated

   /dəˈmɛstɪkeɪtɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an animal) tame and kept as a pet or on a farm: "domesticated dogs" Similar tametamedpetdomesticbroken-inhouse-trainedhousebrokenOpposite wild
   • ▪ (of a plant) cultivated for food; naturalized: "domesticated crops" Similar naturalizedacclimatizedhabituatedcultivatedOpposite foreignwild
   • ▪ fond of home life and housework: "he is thoroughly domesticated" Similar domesticstay-at-homehome-lovinghousewifelyinformal:house-trainedhousebroken

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   What was the economic application of domesticated animals?

   • Domestic goat (Capra hircus). The specific economic application of domesticated animals did not appear at once. Dogs probably accompanied hunters and helped them hunt wild animals; they probably also guarded human settlements and warned the inhabitants of possible danger.

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   What are domesticated cattle?

   • cattle, domesticated bovine farm animals that are raised for their meat, milk, or hides or for draft purposes. The animals most often included under the term are the Western or European domesticated cattle as well as the Indian and African domesticated cattle.

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   What does domestication mean?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. domestication, the process of hereditary reorganization of wild animals and plants into domestic and cultivated forms according to the interests of people. In its strictest sense, it refers to the initial stage of human mastery of wild animals and plants.

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   Why is domestication important?

   • See also plant breeding and animal breeding. Domestication has played an enormous part in the development of humankind and material culture. It has resulted in the appearance of agriculture as a special form of animal and plant production.

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   Jun 26, 2024 · domestication, the process of hereditary reorganization of wild animals and plants into domestic and cultivated forms according to the interests of people. In its strictest sense, it refers to the initial stage of human mastery of wild animals and plants.

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Domestication - Genetic, Biological, Changes: Traditionally, the main criteria for judging relationships between domestic or cultivated organisms and wild ancestors were similarities of structure and function, but cytogenetical examinations, particularly comparisons of chromosomes and chromosome sets, also are adding to the knowledge of the ...

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   4 days ago · Cattle, domesticated bovine farm animals that are raised for their meat, milk, or hides or for draft purposes. The animals most often included under the term are the Western or European domesticated cattle as well as the Indian and African domesticated cattle.

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   3 days ago · The cat ( Felis catus ), commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae. Recent advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the domestication of the cat occurred in the Near East around 7500 BC.

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   Jun 18, 2024 · : any of various animals (such as the horse or sheep) domesticated so as to live and breed in a tame condition. Examples of domestic animal in a Sentence.

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   Jun 9, 2024 · Modern cultivated rice ( Oryza sativa) typically experiences limited growth benefits from arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis. This could be due to the long-term domestication of rice under favorable phosphorus conditions. However, there is limited understanding of whether and how the rice domestication has modified AM properties.

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    4 days ago · noun. any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment. synonyms: domesticated animal. see more.