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a dependent relationship among components of a system in which the effect of
any one component depends on other components present in the system
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Dr. Jay Lush established what
1 What is Animal Breeding 2
principles?
What was one of the first organized
3 Interaction 4
breeds of livestock in 1580?
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Scientific field that uses the principles of genetics to aid
What is Animal Breeding
in the improvement of livestock.
British
What are the 3 classes of
American
cattle?
Exotics- usually European
, "Father of Animal Breeding"
Who is Robert Bakewell?
- Leased out Bulls
What did Robert Bakewell "best to the best" with little regard to ancestry. Not
not hesitate to mate? afraid to inbreed.
What was one of the first Shorthorns
organized breeds of
livestock in 1580?
He established basic genetic principles that are still
Who is Gregor Mendel?
accepted today.
What did Gregor Mendel The genetics of the garden pea.
study?
Branch of genetics which deals with the factors that
Population Genetics affect the genetic structure of populations.
what % of alleles and genotypes
What two guys were 1. Dr. Sewell Wright
involved with population 2. Sir Ronald Fisher
genetics?
Dr. Wright did research with USDA and then later at the University of Chicago
who?
Worked at the Dr. Fisher
Rothamstead Experiment
Station in Great Britain.
"Father of MODERN animal breeding"
Dr. Jay Lush established a formal theoretical framework to the
science of animal breeding
The principles of selection, the use of inbreeding to
Dr. Jay Lush established
conserve genes of some individuals, and crossbreeding
what principles?
systems to take advantage of HYBRID VIGOR.
During the last 30 or 40 Computers/ technology
years, the use of what has
greatly enhanced the
potential for genetic
change?
Artificial Insemination and Faster progeny testing and selection has become much
embryo transfer have more efficient.
allowed for what?