abstract:A true breeding organism, sometimes also called a pure-bred, is when 2 organisms with identical genotypes procreate an organism for the same traits. In other words, to "breed true" happens when two organisms with a particular, inheritable phenotype produce only offspring with that (same) phenotype.
It argues that althoughitisaliving organism, which would normally be outside thescopeofpatent law, it is also atrueartefact, not just the product of selective breeding.