1
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Population and quantitative genetics both focus on…
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The genetic basis of phenotypic variation among the individuals in a population
2
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Population genetics
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Traditionally deals with frequencies of alleles and genotypes
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Quantitative genetics
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Concentrates on the how individual variation in genotype and environment contribute to variance in phenotype
4
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Examples of environmental effects
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- Diet
- Health
- Exercise
- Weather
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Venvironment =
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Vpermanent + Vtemporary
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Vphenotypic=
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Vgenetic + Venvironment
Genetics
flashcards
Decks in class (60)
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1) Domestication of mammals26
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2) Domestication of poultry (birds)5
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3) Consequences in genotype due to domestication8
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4) Consequences in phenotype due to domestication12
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5) Organsiation of domestic animal breeding12
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6) Numbering and marking methods in domestic breeding11
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7) Individual animal tracking + Control of ID from farm to fork7
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8) Principles and laws of mendelian genetics25
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9) Exceptions in Mendelian genetics: Allelic polymorphism, pleiotropy, epistasis, superdominance5
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10) Exceptions to Mendelian genetics: Linkage, crossing over, uniparental inheritance5
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11) Important genes related to conformation in breeding20
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12) Most important genes related to prolificacy in breeding8
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13) Major genes related to genetic defects in breeding9
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14) Sex determination in mammals and birds5
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15) Sex-linked traits and inheritance7
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16) Sex-limited (determined) traits and inheritance3
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17) Sex-influenced traits and inheritance3
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18) Chicken sexing6
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19) Autosex character of poultry species6
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20) Genetic nature and molecular causes of genetic diseases and defects22
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21) Diagnosis of congenital diseases and defects9
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22) Gene diagnosis of inherited diseases and defects15
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23) Prevention of genetic diseases and defects7
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24) Lethality, lethal gene mutations in breeding11
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25) Polymorph systems and their use in breeding23
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26) Qualitative population genetics in breeding: features of monogenic traits4
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27) Qualitative population genetics in breeding: Hardy-Weinberg law15
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28) Quantitative population genetics in breeding: features of polygenic traits, QTL17
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29) Quantitative population genetics in breeding17
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30) Technology in animal production9
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31) Quantitative population genetics in breeding: environmental effects6
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32) Quantitative population genetics in breeding: gene-environment interaction4
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33)Oligogenic inheritance: pathological traits, threshold taits, genetic predisposition9
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34) Breeding value: definitions, methods of estimation (BLUP, AM, gBV)20
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35) Breeding value: primary traits, secondary traits, aggregated breeding value4
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36) Theory of selection: selection parameters9
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37) Practice of selection: forms of selection, selection index, correlation7
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38) Breeding methods and mating systems, interspecies hybrids9
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39) Inbreeding and Wright’s inbreeding coefficient13
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40) Outcrossing and effective population size, heterosis14
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41) Crossing: continuous hybridization, recombination losses4
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42) Crossing: discontinuous hybridization3
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43) Reasons for breed endangerments, grades and status, breed definition6
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44) Arguments for maintenance of genetic diversity, and of rare breeds3
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45) Preservation methods of genetic resources in breeding: in vivo (in situ, ex situ)3
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46) Preservation methods of genetic resources in breeding: in vitro7
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47) Biotechnology in animal production: AI (artificial insemination)9
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48) Biotechnology in animal production: semen deep freezing, sperm-sexing12
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49) Biotechnology in animal production: embryo manipulations (OPU, IVM, IVF, IVC)8
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50) Biotechnology in animal production: embryo transfer (ET, MOET)6
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51) Biotechnology in animal production: transgenesis (GMO)7
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52) Biotechnology in animal production: cloning6
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53) Importance and methods of parentage control12
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54) Definition and importance of types in animal production5
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55) Importance of evaluation of conformation (judging), linear scoring system, body measurements9
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56) Coat color inheritance in domestic animals: pigment synthesis, pigment types, albinism9
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57) Basic colors, most common gene functions of the coat color6
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58) Gene diagnosis in animal breeding and vet.med: meat and fat production genes6
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59) Gene diagnosis in animal breeding and vet.med: milk production genes3
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60) Meat and milk production of domestic animals, production traits18
