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Genetic Model for Qualitative Traits Flashcards

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What are simply inherited traits?

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traits affected by one or few genes

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What are other names for simply inherited traits?

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  • qualitative
  • monogenic
  • monofactorial
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What are examples of simply inherited traits?

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coat color, presence of horns, and genetic defects like spider syndrome in sheep

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How are phenotypic traits of simply inherited traits shown?

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placed into categories

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How does the environment affect simply inherited traits?

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little effect

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What are polygenic traits?

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traits affected by many genes (no single gene having an overriding effect)

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What are examples of polygenic traits?

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growth rate, milk production, birth weight

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How are polygenic traits generally described?

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in numbers

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How are polygenic traits expressed?

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quantitative or continuous in their expression

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What is an exception to how polygenic traits are typically expressed? Why?

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Dystocia, it is affected by many genes but the phenotype is described in categories

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Are polygenic traits affected by the environment?

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yes

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What is the basic model for quantitative traits?

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P = µ + G + E

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What does P represent?

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phenotypic value of an animal for a given trait

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What does µ represent?

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population mean or average phenotypic value for the trait of all animals in the population

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What does G represent?

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the genotypic value of the animal for the trait

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What does E represent?

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the effect of the environmental factors on the phenotype of the animal

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17
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How are G and E expressed?

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as deviations from the mean of the population

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18
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What do the mean of G and the mean of E equal?

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zero

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What is genotypic value?

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the overall effect of all the genes carried by the animal (singly and in combination) on the phenotype of the animal for the trait

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Is G directly measurable?

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no

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21
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is P directly measurable?

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yes

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22
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What is the genotypic value the sum of?

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breeding value and gene combination value

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23
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What is the formula for genotypic value?

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G= BV + GCV

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24
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What is breed value also called?

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additive gene value

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What is breeding value?

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the sum of the effects of individual genes independent of the effects of dominance or epistasis

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What are the effects of individual genes in terms of breeding value called?

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independent gene effects or additive gene effects

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27
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What is breeding value considered as?

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a parental value

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28
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What is parental value?

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the value of an individual as a contributor of genes to the next generation

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29
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What must be done before animals are selected as parents of the next generation?

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estimate their breeding values and choose those with the best breeding values

30
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What is GEBV?

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gene enabled breeding value

31
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What does an individual transmit to its offspring?

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a sample composed of a random half of its genes to each of its offspring

32
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What is used to rank animals?

A

Progeny Difference or Transmitting Ability

33
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PD=TA=?

34
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What type of concept are Progeny Difference and Transmitting ability?

35
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What are Progeny Difference and Transmitting Ability defined as?

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the expected difference between the mean performance of the progeny of a parent and the mean performance of the progeny of all parents in the population

36
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What is the formula for Progeny Difference/Transmitting Ability

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PDi = TAi = µ (offspring of parent i) – µ (offspring of all parents )

37
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What can Progeny Difference and Transmitting Ability be predicted with?

A

performance data

38
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What is the predicted value of progeny difference?

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EPD (expected progeny difference)

39
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What is the predicted value of Transmitting Ability?

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PTA (predicted transmitting ability)

40
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What is EPD used for?

A

beef cattle, swine, and sheep

41
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What is PTA used for?

A

dairy cattle

42
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What can BV be viewed as?

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the sum of the additive effects of the genes inherited from the sire (father) and the additive effects of the genes inherited from the dam (mother)

43
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What is the formula for BV of offspring?

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(BV sire + BV dam) / 2

44
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What is GCV part of?

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the genotypic value that is due to gene combination effects (dominance and epistasis)

45
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Why can’t GCV be transmitted from parent to offspring?

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because individual genes and not gene combinations survive segregation and independent assortment during meosis

46
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Is GCV important to selection?

47
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Why is GCV not important for selection?

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because GCV cannot be transmitted from parent to offspring

48
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Can GCV be transmitted from parent to offspring?

49
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What is the full genetic model for repeated traits?

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P = µ + BV+ GCV + E

50
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What is producing ability (PA) important for?

A

repeated traits

51
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What are repeated traits?

A

traits where the animals has more than one performance record during its lifetime

52
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What are examples of repeated traits?

A

milk production, offspring weight, laying rate, litter size, litter weight

53
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What does producing ability (PA) represent?

A

the performance potential of an animal for a repeated trait

54
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What is producing ability (PA) a function of?

A

all those factors which permanently affect the performance potential of the animal

55
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What is determined at conception and remains with the animal during its entire life?

A

genotypic value and its components

56
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What are the components of the genotypic value?

A

BV and GCV

57
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What are the two types of environmental effects?

A

permanent and temporary

58
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What are permanent environmental effects represented by?

59
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What are permanent environmental effects?

A

permanently affect performance

60
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What is producing ability (PA) affected by (idk if thats right)?

A

environment

61
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What are examples of permanent environmental effects?

A
  • nutrition at early development stages affects the ability of beef and dairy cows to produce milk permanently
  • a permanent problem in udder will affect milk during all productive life of cow
62
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What are temporary environmental effects represented by?

63
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What are examples of temporary environmental effects?

A

forage quality, weather conditions, and some management practices`

64
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What are temporary environmental effects?

A

factors that vary from season to season or year to year and so they do not influence different records in the same way

65
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What is producing ability a combination of?

A

genetic and permanent environmental effects

66
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What is the formula for producing ability?

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PA = G + Ep or PA=BV + GCV + Ep

67
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Who is producing ability important to?

A

commercial producers

68
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Why is producing ability important to commercial producers?

A

it is used as a measure of productive capacity

69
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How do dairy farmers feed their cows?

A

according to their producing ability

70
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What is the predicted value of PA called?

A

Most Probable Producing Ability (MPPA)

71
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What is the formula for prediction of the animal’s next record?

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P=µ + MPPA

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