What are the difference between selective breeding, hybridization and genetically modifying aquatic species?
The terms selective breeding and hybridization are interchangeable. In both cases, parental lines are chosen from different populations or genetic lines for specific characteristic such as growth rate and overall size. The offspring of such a cross will then be screened for the desired traits. Genetic modification may refer to the above process (in a broad definition) or to genetic manipulation at the molecular level.
