Quiz 5 Flashcards
What are some of the Criteria for evaluating a crossbreeding system?
Hybrid Vigor; replacement considerations, merit of component breeds, breed complementary, Consistency of performance, simplicity, accuracy of genetic predictions
Which Rotational Crossbred system is the hardest to manage?
Spatial
Crossbreeding system having most Heterosis?
Rotational
Crossbreeding systems vary in their ability to provide consistency
True
What is a hybrid w/at least two and typically more breeds in its background designed to benefit from hybrid vigor w/o crossing w/other breeds
Composite
WHat are two genetic Benefits of A.I.
Increase genetic change and preserve germ plasm
Which would most likely be used in estrus synchronization? Prostaglandin or hCG
Prostaglandin
What is a drawback related to genetics for embryo transfer?
more difficult to evaluate maternal effects
T/F: cloning increases Genetic variation
False
Why would sex or gender control be important to the dairy or egg industries?
B/C a female is required for those productions
T/F: Conservation genetics maintains Genetic Diversity
True
T/F: DNA fingerprinting improves accuracy of selection
True
A diagram showing the chromosomal location of specific genetic markers and genes of interest is a
linkage map
DNA fingerprinting. Genomics or Proteomics?
Genomics
What does QTL stand for?
Quantitative Trait Loci
