Question

The cow Bos primigenius has a smaller brain and larger eyes than closely related wild species of ungulates. These traits co-occurred with traits for increased milk production and larger muscle size were selected for by farmers breeding the domesticated cow. This is an example of which process?

Answer 1

Artificial selection

Step-by-step explanation:

The process is an example of artificial selection.

Artificial selection is process in which members of a population with desired features/characteristics are deliberately favored to reproduce within the population.

The process which is also referred to as selective breeding is used by man to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits in farm animals.

In this case, the desired traits are increased milk production and larger muscle size and these two traits co-occurred with having smaller brain and larger eyes. Hence, the latter traits are selected for in order to get the desired traits.