ANEQ 101 Quiz #9 Question and
answers 100% correct
Breeding - correct answer ✔process of evaluating and selecting animals for
production of offspring
Genetics - correct answer ✔The study of heredity and the variation of
inherited characteristics
What is breeding? - correct answer ✔application of genetics
3 fundamental things about genetics - correct answer ✔1. characterizing
observed variation
2. understanding the genetic basis of variation
3. using the understanding of variation for selection and improvement
variation - correct answer ✔a different or distinct form or version of
something
trait - correct answer ✔specific characteristic of an individual
Phenotype - correct answer ✔An organism's physical appearance, or visible
traits.
Genotype - correct answer ✔genetic makeup of an organism (DNA
sequence)
Artiodactyls - correct answer ✔even-toed ungulates
, Perissodactyls - correct answer ✔odd-toed ungulates
Mendel's 3 laws of inheritance - correct answer ✔1. Dominance
2. Segregation
3. Independent Assortment
What is genetics? - correct answer ✔the study of inheritance and variation
What is animal breeding? - correct answer ✔the application of knowledge of
genetics to the improvement of animals
P = G + E - correct answer ✔performance = genetics + environment
Heritability - correct answer ✔The proportion of differences in performance
for a trait that are attributable to differences in breeding value for the trait
What is EPD? - correct answer ✔expected progeny difference
4 factors influencing rate of genetic improvement - correct answer ✔-
selection intensity
-accuracy of selection
-genetic variation
-generation interval
Progeny Difference - correct answer ✔the difference between the mean of
an individual's progeny and the mean performance of all progeny
answers 100% correct
Breeding - correct answer ✔process of evaluating and selecting animals for
production of offspring
Genetics - correct answer ✔The study of heredity and the variation of
inherited characteristics
What is breeding? - correct answer ✔application of genetics
3 fundamental things about genetics - correct answer ✔1. characterizing
observed variation
2. understanding the genetic basis of variation
3. using the understanding of variation for selection and improvement
variation - correct answer ✔a different or distinct form or version of
something
trait - correct answer ✔specific characteristic of an individual
Phenotype - correct answer ✔An organism's physical appearance, or visible
traits.
Genotype - correct answer ✔genetic makeup of an organism (DNA
sequence)
Artiodactyls - correct answer ✔even-toed ungulates
, Perissodactyls - correct answer ✔odd-toed ungulates
Mendel's 3 laws of inheritance - correct answer ✔1. Dominance
2. Segregation
3. Independent Assortment
What is genetics? - correct answer ✔the study of inheritance and variation
What is animal breeding? - correct answer ✔the application of knowledge of
genetics to the improvement of animals
P = G + E - correct answer ✔performance = genetics + environment
Heritability - correct answer ✔The proportion of differences in performance
for a trait that are attributable to differences in breeding value for the trait
What is EPD? - correct answer ✔expected progeny difference
4 factors influencing rate of genetic improvement - correct answer ✔-
selection intensity
-accuracy of selection
-genetic variation
-generation interval
Progeny Difference - correct answer ✔the difference between the mean of
an individual's progeny and the mean performance of all progeny
