Genetics

Question 0

Progeny Testing

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The evaluation of the performance of a bulls offspring compared to other bulls offspring under similar feed and housing conditions

Question 1

F1 Hybrid

Answer 1

Both parents plants are purebred and homozygous for most traits. The parent plants are crossed by hand pollination. The produces a seed that are hybrids of both parent plants

Question 2

Artificial selection

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A process by which humans breed plants and animals to ensure certain desirable traits

Question 3

Performance Testing

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The evaluation of a bulls performance by comparing its weight gain and food conversion ratio with other bulls kept under similar feed and housing conditions

Question 4

GMOs

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Plants and animals produced by genetic engineering

Question 5

Heterosis/ Hybrid Vigour

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The increased productivity displayed by offspring form genetically different parents

Question 6

Back Cross

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The mating of a hybrid with a purebred recessive parent

Question 7

Continuous Variation

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When a characteristic is controlled by a number of genes interacting with each other to give a range of phenotype a rather than two distinct groups

Question 8

Cross Breeding

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The mating of animals or plants from two different breeds, varieties or species

Question 9

Inbreeding

Answer 9

The mating of closely related animals which increases the chances of the offspring being affected by undesirable recessive traits