Purebred
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Purebreds, also called purebreeds, are cultivated varieties or cultivars of an animal species, achieved through the process of selective breeding. When the lineage of a purebred animal is recorded, that animal is said to be pedigreed.
The term purebred is occasionally confused with the proper noun Thoroughbred, which refers exclusively to a specific breed of horse, one of the first breeds for which a written national stud book was created since the 18th century. Thus a purebred animal should never be called a "thoroughbred" unless the animal actually is a registered Thoroughbred horse.
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See also
- Breed (includes lists of animal breeds)
- Breed registry
- Cat breed
- Open stud book
- Closed stud book
- Consanguinity
- Crossbreeding
- Dog breed
- Dog breeding
- Dog hybrids and crossbreeds
- Endogamy
- Horse breeding
- Inbreeding
- Mixed-breed dog
- Pedigreed animal documentation
- Purebred (dog)
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