ANSC 4395 EXAM 1 REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. what is animal breeding?
Answer:
scientific field that uses the principles of genetics to aid in the improvement of livestock
Question:
2. who is the "father of animal breeding"
Answer:
Robert Bakewell
Question:
3. What is Gregor Mendel known for?
Answer:
Mendel is Known for his pea plant breeding expirements and he is the father of all of the Genetics
Question:
4. what is population genetics?
Answer:
branch of genetics that deals with the factors that affect the genetic structures of populations
- study of allele frequency distribution and change
Question:
5. who are pioneers in population genetics?
Answer:
Dr. Sewell Wright and Sir Ronald Fisher
Question:
6. who is Dr Jay Lush
Answer:
father of modern animal breeding
Question:
7. what are the two fundamental questions in animal breeding?
Answer:
1. what is the best animal for what i need?
2. How do you breed an animal so the offspring will be the best or better than its parents?
Question:
8. what is a systems approach?
Answer:
a more objective means of determining the best animal
, Question:
9. what is a system
Answer:
a group of interdependent parts ex- combustion engine
Question:
10. fixed resources in a system
Answer:
the size of a farm, ability to grow/expand and available labor
Question:
11. management in a system
Answer:
all policies implemented by the farmer ex- feeding time, healthcare plans, length of time an animal is
present
Question:
12. economics in a system
Answer:
costs of farm inputs ex- feed, labor, supplies
Question:
13. traits
Answer:
any observable or measurable characteristic of an animal
Question:
14. observable trait
Answer:
color, size, muscling, leg set, head shape etc..
Question:
15. measurable trait
Answer:
weaning weight, lactation yield/amount, hip height, rib eye area, etc..
Question:
16. phenotype
Answer:
an observed category or measured level of performance for a trait in an individual physical
Question:
17. ____ is a category while _____ is details
Answer:
trait;phenotype
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. what is animal breeding?
Answer:
scientific field that uses the principles of genetics to aid in the improvement of livestock
Question:
2. who is the "father of animal breeding"
Answer:
Robert Bakewell
Question:
3. What is Gregor Mendel known for?
Answer:
Mendel is Known for his pea plant breeding expirements and he is the father of all of the Genetics
Question:
4. what is population genetics?
Answer:
branch of genetics that deals with the factors that affect the genetic structures of populations
- study of allele frequency distribution and change
Question:
5. who are pioneers in population genetics?
Answer:
Dr. Sewell Wright and Sir Ronald Fisher
Question:
6. who is Dr Jay Lush
Answer:
father of modern animal breeding
Question:
7. what are the two fundamental questions in animal breeding?
Answer:
1. what is the best animal for what i need?
2. How do you breed an animal so the offspring will be the best or better than its parents?
Question:
8. what is a systems approach?
Answer:
a more objective means of determining the best animal
, Question:
9. what is a system
Answer:
a group of interdependent parts ex- combustion engine
Question:
10. fixed resources in a system
Answer:
the size of a farm, ability to grow/expand and available labor
Question:
11. management in a system
Answer:
all policies implemented by the farmer ex- feeding time, healthcare plans, length of time an animal is
present
Question:
12. economics in a system
Answer:
costs of farm inputs ex- feed, labor, supplies
Question:
13. traits
Answer:
any observable or measurable characteristic of an animal
Question:
14. observable trait
Answer:
color, size, muscling, leg set, head shape etc..
Question:
15. measurable trait
Answer:
weaning weight, lactation yield/amount, hip height, rib eye area, etc..
Question:
16. phenotype
Answer:
an observed category or measured level of performance for a trait in an individual physical
Question:
17. ____ is a category while _____ is details
Answer:
trait;phenotype
