ANSC 4395 Exam 1 Questions
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Who is the "Father of Animal Breeding"? - CORRECT ANSWER-Robert
Bakewell
Who is the "Father of Modern Animal Breeding"? - CORRECT ANSWER-Dr. Jay
Lush
What is the primary goal of animal breeders? - CORRECT ANSWER-Identify
animals with desirable genes and increase the frequency of those genes.
What is the difference between trait and phenotype? - CORRECT ANSWER-trait-
any observable or measurable characteristic of an animal
phenotype- an observable category or measured level of performance for a trait in
an individual
Genotypes provide the genetic background for ___. Mathematically, it is expressed
as __. - CORRECT ANSWER-phenotypes
, P=G+E
Animals with similar genotypes are said to be of the same? - CORRECT
ANSWER-biological type
Define biological type. - CORRECT ANSWER-a classification for animals with
similar genotypes for traits of interest ex: heavy draft types (horses)
Heat tolerance and parasite resistance are two traits that are part of a specific __. -
CORRECT ANSWER-genotype
Define interaction. - CORRECT ANSWER-a dependent relationship among
components of a system in which the effect of any one component depends on
other components present in the system
ex: best health program depends on the parasites in that area
Need to do page 8 and 9 - CORRECT ANSWER-
Page 10- The livestock industry includes: _____
End users are commercial producers. The primary products are commodities like
____. - CORRECT ANSWER-cattle, sheep, swine, poultry
milk, meat, eggs, fiber
Commercial producers are not the end of hte production chain, such as ___. -
CORRECT ANSWER-stockers, growers, feedlot, packers
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Who is the "Father of Animal Breeding"? - CORRECT ANSWER-Robert
Bakewell
Who is the "Father of Modern Animal Breeding"? - CORRECT ANSWER-Dr. Jay
Lush
What is the primary goal of animal breeders? - CORRECT ANSWER-Identify
animals with desirable genes and increase the frequency of those genes.
What is the difference between trait and phenotype? - CORRECT ANSWER-trait-
any observable or measurable characteristic of an animal
phenotype- an observable category or measured level of performance for a trait in
an individual
Genotypes provide the genetic background for ___. Mathematically, it is expressed
as __. - CORRECT ANSWER-phenotypes
, P=G+E
Animals with similar genotypes are said to be of the same? - CORRECT
ANSWER-biological type
Define biological type. - CORRECT ANSWER-a classification for animals with
similar genotypes for traits of interest ex: heavy draft types (horses)
Heat tolerance and parasite resistance are two traits that are part of a specific __. -
CORRECT ANSWER-genotype
Define interaction. - CORRECT ANSWER-a dependent relationship among
components of a system in which the effect of any one component depends on
other components present in the system
ex: best health program depends on the parasites in that area
Need to do page 8 and 9 - CORRECT ANSWER-
Page 10- The livestock industry includes: _____
End users are commercial producers. The primary products are commodities like
____. - CORRECT ANSWER-cattle, sheep, swine, poultry
milk, meat, eggs, fiber
Commercial producers are not the end of hte production chain, such as ___. -
CORRECT ANSWER-stockers, growers, feedlot, packers
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protected by copyright law
