Inbreeding & Crossbreeding in Animal Breeding: Terms, Pros, Cons, & Considerations, Quizzes of Animal Biology

Download Inbreeding & Crossbreeding in Animal Breeding: Terms, Pros, Cons, & Considerations and more Quizzes Animal Biology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Inbreeding DEFINITION 1 mating of relatives mating of individuals more closely related than the average population TERM 2 Crossbreeding DEFINITION 2 the breeding of two different purebred parents of different breeds, varieties, or populations TERM 3 Advantages of Crossbreeding DEFINITION 3 increased hybrid vigor merit of component breeds consistency simplicity accuracy TERM 4 Advantages of Inbreeding DEFINITION 4 increases homozygosity TERM 5 Disadvantages of Inbreeding DEFINITION 5 expression of alleles with negative effects decrease in performance of inbreds TERM 6 Disadvantages of Crossbreeding DEFINITION 6 EPDs are less predictable TERM 7 Prepotency DEFINITION 7 ability of the individual to produce progeny whose performance is especially like its own TERM 8 Recessive Disease Due to Inbreeding Example DEFINITION 8 Spider Lamb Syndrome Dwarfism Curly Calf Lethal White Diphragmatic Hernia TERM 9 How does inbreeding relate to hybrid vigor? DEFINITION 9 same genetic phenomenon; inbreeding depressing is simply the unfavorable gene recombination TERM 10 What are Fitness Traits and some Examples? DEFINITION 10 traits selected for with natural selection;typically reproduction and survivability