Terms and Definitions in Genetic Selection for Animal Breeding, Quizzes of Animal Biology

Download Terms and Definitions in Genetic Selection for Animal Breeding and more Quizzes Animal Biology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Accuracy DEFINITION 1 Measures how well the BV of an animal is estimated. The coorelation between true BV and EBV TERM 2 Rate of genetic change DEFINITION 2 Measures the effectiveness of selection. TERM 3 Factors affecting rate of genetic change DEFINITION 3 Accuracy of selection- Selection intensity- Genetic variation- General interval TERM 4 Accuracy of selection/depends on DEFINITION 4 Correlation between EBV and true BV- Heritability- Amount of information- Prediction technology TERM 5 Selection intensity DEFINITION 5 How "choosy" you are in deciding which individuals are selected. - Different intensities for males vs. females. TERM 6 Genetic variation DEFINITION 6 variability of BVs within population TERM 7 Generation interval DEFINITION 7 Amount of time requited to replace one generation with the next.- Shorter interval = faster rate of genetic change TERM 8 Response DEFINITION 8 Change in the average genetic merit TERM 9 Correlated response to selection DEFINITION 9 Change in one trait resulting from selection for another trait TERM 10 Pleiotropy DEFINITION 10 One gene affects more than one trait- Permanent