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[Mesa]

Though I don't play Fortress mode, like, at all, I always wondered...

Does Dwarf Fortress simulate Mendelian inheritance, for the sentient races at least?

Could I possibly achieve a master race via selective breeding?

[MrWiggles]

Yep. DF has genetics and you can do selective breeding.

[smjjames]

Except it's just for physical traits, I'm not sure about attributes and personality traits.

[KroganElite]

Yep. DF has genetics and you can do selective breeding.

How does one "selectively breed" dwarves? Lock them up together?

[Mesa]

Yep. DF has genetics and you can do selective breeding.

How does one "selectively breed" dwarves? Lock them up together?

Given that they breed through spores I don't think that's plausible right now...

[BlackFlyme]

Yep. DF has genetics and you can do selective breeding.

How does one "selectively breed" dwarves? Lock them up together?

Given that they breed through spores I don't think that's plausible right now...

Actually, this is a common thing in some succession forts. Mostly ones with dangerously low populations and no migrants.

What you do is you set up a "mingling session". This is where you take two unmarried dwarves with traits that you like, and assign them both to a burrow. Make sure that they are the only two in the burrow, and give them nothing to do, and they'll spend all their time socializing with one another. Hopefully they will marry, and start having kids.

Just make sure that there is enough food and water in the burrow, as well as a place for them to sleep. Make sure they don't already have lovers, either.

Animals however, cannot be selectively bred, as far as I know.

[GiglameshDespair]

I believe animals inside cages cannot recieve or transmit spores, though they can still continue pregnancy once infected. So butchering or caging undesirable-traited animals before any sporing occurs can help you breed maximum meat animals, etc

[Quietust]

I believe animals inside cages cannot recieve or transmit spores

Cages only prevent spores from being received - they do not prevent them from being transmitted.

[blue sam3]

I believe animals inside cages cannot recieve or transmit spores

Cages only prevent spores from being received - they do not prevent them from being transmitted.

Butchering, however, is most effective at preventing both.