How is artificial selection similar to natural selection?

Nature selects ceratin traits to be passed on to the next progeny by successive mutations resulting in the appearance of the required trait. These successive mutations take a long time, like it took to evolve humans out of apes. This method of selection by nature is natural selection.

Artificial selection is done by humans in laboratories under controlled environment. Hybridisation is a form of artificial selection. We artificially select the desired traits of the male and the female and then under specific conditions fuse the male and the female gametes.

We can also go for mutation breeding. This involves inducing mutation at a site to get the desired quality in the breed.

Artificial selection and natural selection are similar in that both involve the process of selecting certain traits to be passed on to future generations. They both rely on variation within a population and differential reproductive success based on those traits. In both cases, the environment plays a significant role in determining which traits are favored and which individuals are more likely to survive and reproduce. However, artificial selection is driven by human intervention, whereas natural selection operates without human influence, driven solely by environmental factors and interactions among organisms.