What Is The Difference Between Genetic Engineering And Selective Breeding?

I dont know what the difference between genetic engineering and selective breeding is.

I dont even know im a sixth grader who doesnt know this! :( ii have the final tomorrow! :(

Selective breeding is another practice to improve domesticated animals and plants. We select for breeding those individuals who have characteristics of our choice. We keep on breeding and selecting individuals' generation after generation till either we are satisfied with the product or no further improvement can be done. Starting from a lean cow with very little milk, selective breeding was done in two directions.

1. more milk
2. more meat
One group of cattle breeders ended with large size modern beef cow with meat enough for lots of kebabs, steaks and roasts, the other group ended with modern diary cow with lots of milk. Hybridization and selective breeding have indeed produced a large number of improved varieties of animals and plants like Neeli-Ravi Buffalo, Dhani ox Teddy goat, Rahu – Thaila carp etc. The process of selective breeding is a slower one.


Genetic engineering has no match with the selective breeding as it is a jet speed process. It depends on generations of bacteria that take just a few minutes or hours. Moreover, the diverse applications of genetic engineering like cloning, gene therapy, finger printing and gene libraries have absolutely no comparison. Selective breeding is out of fashion while the genetic engineering is the most modern.