CE 3400 : F12 Test 1 P.1
Document Summary
Animal breeding and genetics in agriculture8/31/2012 8:41:00 pm. What and why is this important: decides which individuals become parents, choose most favorable individuals to become parents, improve economically important traits. Four major branches of genetics: molecular, individual dna makeup that codes for physical traits, the current branch of research. Selection: transmission, how traits are inherited, passed to offspring, manipulation in order to achieve increase in performance, population, distribution and behavior of genes in various populations. Biological diversity (past and present: quantitative, statistical predictions of how all three of the previous branches can be manipulated, and the possible outcomes. Animal breeding application of all technologies and disciplines of genetics to improve the selection of livestock for increased production. Quantitative trait anything that can be measured (height, weight, etc) Structure and function of genes: dna, deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that forms the genetic code, dna nitrogenous bases.
