Selective breeding programs, such as those that produce throughbreds, and captive breeding programs, such as those used to increase the takhi population, have different outcomes. Which statement both describes an outcome of one type of breeding program and is supported by the information about the takhi? Select one:
A. Long-term slective breeding for specialized traits produces high-quality genes that improve a species’s changes of continued survival.
B. The takhi captive breeding program has proven that only a few individuals are necessary to produce a population with traits that ensure survival.
C. Long-term selective breeding for specialized traits can make it less likely that individuals will express desired traits.
D. The takhi captive breeding program has demonstrated that populations with genetic diversity have a greater likelihood that some individuals will have traits that favor survival.