Intro to Animal Reproduction

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is the transferring of embryos from one female to others for the rest of gestational period

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Embryo Transfer

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Involves depositing semen that has been previously collected from the male in the female to others for the rest of gestational period

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Artificial insemenation

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involves that crossbred female being bred to a male that is of the same breed as one of the parents of the female

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backcrossing

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involves using males from different breeds for several succeeding generations of females

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rotational cross

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involves mating a female and male from different breed

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twobreed cross

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involves breeding of two animals frok
different breeds

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crossbreeding

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results in slower overall improvement, but a marked genetic improvement is present after the first breeding

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grading up

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a purebred male is bred to a grade female

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upgrading

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purpose of outcrossing

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to bring new desirable traits

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breeding a male and female that are of the same breed but different pedigrees

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outcrossing

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used if the relationship is a close one and the animals share more than one ancestor

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closebreeding

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used to improve genetic purity in a breeding program by further selecting for a desirable characteristic

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inbreeding

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the male and female are both purebred animals and are of the same breed

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purebreeding

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helps to maintain a purebred stock for commercial producers

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straight breeding

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2 types of breeding system

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straight and crossbreeding

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system that determine the offspring’s breed and its relationship to other offspring and to its parents

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breeding system

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compare sires based on the estimated performance of their offspring

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progeny tests

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this type of management practice does not involve trying to analyze the genetics of an animal but rather evaluates its heritage and performance

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evaluating animals

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a type of scoring system

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selection index

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eliminates less desirable traits by removing individuals possessing those traits from breeding program

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culling

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involves breeding for one or two traits at the same time

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tandem selection

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major management practice used to improve genetics in breeding program

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genetic selection

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used to improve the genetic makeup of offspring, which leads to better quality animals

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genetic improvement management practices

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can be used to predict the relationship of dominant and recessive genes

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punnet square

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genetic makeup of an individual

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genotype

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outward physical appearance of an animals

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phenotype

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carries identical genes for a characteristic

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homozygous

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one that carries two different genes for a particular characteristic

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heterozygous

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lowercase is used to indicate?

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recessive gene

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capital letter is used to indicate a?

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dominant gene

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the gene of the suppressed or hidden trait is called

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recessive gene

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chromosome of rabbits

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44

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Chromosome of dogs

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78

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chromosome of horses

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64

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chromosome of sheep

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54

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chromosome of fowl

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78

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chromosome of swine and cat

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38

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chromosome of cattle and goat

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60

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the component of the gene that controls inheritance is

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deoxyribonucleic acid

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unit of inheritance

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gene

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science of inheritance

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genetics