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Exam 3 Flashcards

1
Q

What are causes of correlated response?

A

Linkage

Pleiotropy

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2
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What is linkage?

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Major genes affecting two traits that are closely linked

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3
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Why is linkage considered temporary?

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Because of recombination

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4
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What is pleiotropy?

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Gene influences more than one trait

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5
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What is pleiotropy a major cause of?

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Halothane gene–HYPP

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6
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What do correlated response to selection result from?

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Genetic correlations between traits

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7
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What are the 3 types of correlation?

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Genetic
Phenotypic
Environmental

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8
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What does genetic correlation measure?

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The relative importance of pleiotropic effects on 2 traits

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9
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What is the symbol for genetic correlation?

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r_BVx, BVy

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10
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What does phenotypic correlation measure?

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The strength of the relationship between performance of one trait and performance of another

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11
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What is the symbol for phenotypic correlation?

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r_Pbw, Pyw

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12
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What is environmental correlation a measure of?

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The strength of the relationship between environmental effects of one trait and environmental effects of another

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13
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What is the symbol for environmental correlation?

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r_Ebw, Eyw

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14
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What are higher weaning and yearling weights generally associated with?

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Higher birth weights

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15
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What are higher growth rates generally associated with?

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Larger scrotal circumferences and ribeye areas

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16
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What are higher growth EPDs generally associated with?

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Lower maternal milk EPDs

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17
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What are higher maternal milk EPDs generally associated with?

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Higher marbling in progeny

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18
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What are factors affecting correlated response?

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Correlation between traits
h^2
i
σp (phenotypic variation)
L
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19
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What is the formula for rate of genetic change?

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(r_BVx,BVy x hx x hy x i_x x σpy) / L

20
Q

READ CHAPTER 13

A

READ CHAPTER 13

21
Q

What are the 2 methods of multiple trait selection?

A

Tandem selection

Independent culling levels

22
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What is tandem selection?

A

Selection for one trait then another

23
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What is the selection target in tandem selection?

A

Optimal level needed to be reached

24
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What do you need to be carful of in tandem selection?

A

Genetic correlations

25
Q

What is the independent culling levels method of selection?

A

Minimum standards for traits undergoing multiple trait selections
Allows you to select simultaneously for more than one trait

26
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What does the economic selection index predict?

A

The aggregate breeding value from multiple trait selections

27
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What is the equation for aggregate breeding value?

A

H = v1BV1 + v2BV2+…. vmBVm

28
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What is the phenotypic selection index?

A

A form of economic selection index used with phenotypic selection

29
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What is the equation for phenotypic selection index?

A

I = b1x1 + b2x2+…..

30
Q

READ CHAPTER 14

A

READ CHAPTER 14

31
Q

What is backcrossing?

A

The mating of a hybrid to a purebred of a parent breed or line

32
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What is grading up?

A

Mating system used to create purebred population or convert one breed to another

33
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READ CHAPTER 15

A

READ CHAPTER 15

34
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What happens in random mating?

A

Mates chosen at random
All matings are equally likely to occur
Gate cutting, assigning numbers

35
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Where is random mating popular?

A

Commercial operations

36
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What is random mating best for?

A

Sire evaluations

37
Q

What is assortative mating?

A

Planned matings

38
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What matings occur in assortative?

A

Mating of similar or dissimilar individuals

39
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Is assortative less or more difficult that random mating? Why?

A

More difficult

Multiple traits

40
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What are the 2 types of assortative breeding?

A

Positive

Negative

41
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What is positive assortative breeding?

A 
Best animal to the best animal
Creates more variation
Increases genetic variation
Produces extreme individuals
Decreases uniformity
42
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What is negative assortative breeding?

A 
Best animal to the worst animal
Decrease variation
Produce more intermediates
Reduce extreme individuals
Increase uniformity
43
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What does negative assortative correct?

A

Progeny faults

44
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What are 2 different types of negative assortative breeding?

A

Complementarity matings

Crossbreeding

45
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What are complementarily matings?

A

Matings of individuals with different but complementary breeding values

46
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What is the overall performance of offspring like in complementarity matings?

A

It is superior to the average of parents

47
Q

READ CHAPTER 16

A

READ CHAPTER 16

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