ANSC 4395 EXAM 3 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Purebred breeders have attempted to improve their livestock since at
least the....
Answer: 1700s
⩥ Many of our current breeds have their roots in Great Britain and
continental Europe, dating back to the....
Answer: 18th & 19th centuries
⩥ Robert Bakewell.
Answer: "Father of Animal Breeding"
⩥ What type of animals did Robert Bakewell work with?.
Answer: Longhorn cattle, Shire horses, and Leicester sheep
⩥ What else did Robert Bakewell do?.
Answer: -Sought out individuals that would strengthen his herd
-Leased out males to neighbors to identify animals that produced
superior offspring
,-Mated 'best' to 'best' with little regard to ancestry
⩥ One of the first organized breeds of livestock (1580) ?.
Answer: Shorthorns
⩥ When did Shorthorn breeders begin keeping records?.
Answer: 1750
⩥ During the mid 19th century, who studied genetics of the garden pea?.
Answer: Gregor Mendel
⩥ Gregor Mendel also....
Answer: -Established basic genetic principles that are still accepted
today
-Results of his experiments were published in an obscure scientific
journal and were not widely known until the early 20th century
⩥ Population Genetics.
Answer: Branch of genetics which deals with the factors that affect the
genetic structure of populations
⩥ Dr. Sewell Wright.
Answer: -Pioneer of the population genetics field
, -Did his research with the USDA and later at the University of Chicago
⩥ Sir Ronald Fisher.
Answer: -Pioneer of the population genetics field
-Worked at the Rothamstead Experiment Station in Great Britain
⩥ Dr. Wright & Dr. Fisher's running debates and arguments fueled the
rapid development of the field in what year(s)?.
Answer: 1920s & 1930s
⩥ Dr. Jay Lush.
Answer: "Father of Modern Animal Breeding"
⩥ Dr. Lush worked at....
Answer: Iowa State University in the 1920s and extended the work of
Wright & Fisher to design programs for farm animals
⩥ Dr. Lush also....
Answer: -Established a formal theoretical framework to the science of
animal breeding
-Established principles of selection, the use of inbreeding to conserve
genes of some individuals, & crossbreeding systems to take advantage of
hybrid vigor
TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Purebred breeders have attempted to improve their livestock since at
least the....
Answer: 1700s
⩥ Many of our current breeds have their roots in Great Britain and
continental Europe, dating back to the....
Answer: 18th & 19th centuries
⩥ Robert Bakewell.
Answer: "Father of Animal Breeding"
⩥ What type of animals did Robert Bakewell work with?.
Answer: Longhorn cattle, Shire horses, and Leicester sheep
⩥ What else did Robert Bakewell do?.
Answer: -Sought out individuals that would strengthen his herd
-Leased out males to neighbors to identify animals that produced
superior offspring
,-Mated 'best' to 'best' with little regard to ancestry
⩥ One of the first organized breeds of livestock (1580) ?.
Answer: Shorthorns
⩥ When did Shorthorn breeders begin keeping records?.
Answer: 1750
⩥ During the mid 19th century, who studied genetics of the garden pea?.
Answer: Gregor Mendel
⩥ Gregor Mendel also....
Answer: -Established basic genetic principles that are still accepted
today
-Results of his experiments were published in an obscure scientific
journal and were not widely known until the early 20th century
⩥ Population Genetics.
Answer: Branch of genetics which deals with the factors that affect the
genetic structure of populations
⩥ Dr. Sewell Wright.
Answer: -Pioneer of the population genetics field
, -Did his research with the USDA and later at the University of Chicago
⩥ Sir Ronald Fisher.
Answer: -Pioneer of the population genetics field
-Worked at the Rothamstead Experiment Station in Great Britain
⩥ Dr. Wright & Dr. Fisher's running debates and arguments fueled the
rapid development of the field in what year(s)?.
Answer: 1920s & 1930s
⩥ Dr. Jay Lush.
Answer: "Father of Modern Animal Breeding"
⩥ Dr. Lush worked at....
Answer: Iowa State University in the 1920s and extended the work of
Wright & Fisher to design programs for farm animals
⩥ Dr. Lush also....
Answer: -Established a formal theoretical framework to the science of
animal breeding
-Established principles of selection, the use of inbreeding to conserve
genes of some individuals, & crossbreeding systems to take advantage of
hybrid vigor
