Animal Selection & Heredity

3. mating of animals that are less alike in performance traits than the average of the herd and is used to correct genetic deficiencies
7. genetic cross between organisms with two different phenotypes and produces offspring with a third phenotype that is a blending of the parental traits
10. type of genetic inheritance where one allele is not completely dominant over the other allele
11. When an animal inherits the same alleles for a particular gene, like hair coat, from both parents this heredity is referred to as...
13. breed formed using two or more established breeds in exact percentages that vary based on the goals of the breed and often called a synthetic breed
14. pedigree focused breed system that mates individuals that are closely related compared to the overall breed
15. For additive genetic traits, the sum of all of those additive genes related to that trait in an animal is called the...
17. Features associated with an animal that are controlled by the genes of the parent and passed down to offspring are called...
18. Phenotype focused breeding system where paired animals are more alike in performance traits than the average of the herd
19. Animal phenotype that in influenced by more than one gene is called a ____ trait.

1. caused by the level of dominance that exists between the different genes at a particular location on chromosomes and across these locations
2. genetic makeup or allele combinations that are instructions the animal uses to grow and the foundation for the its genetics
4. mating an animal of one breed with one from a second breed producing offspring that display a high degree of hybrid vigor but are always destined to go to market
5. The version of inbreeding is commonly used for breeding animals with the same genetic line but are not closely related as inbred animals and is called...
6. Breeding of hybrid animal to another animal that has one or more ancestral breeds of lines in common is called
8. observable or detectable (visible) characteristics of an individual organism
9. many breeds are used at the same time but are separated into groups and the more breeds that are rotated, the greater amount of heterosis seen among the offspring
12. When the phenotype is only influenced by one gene it is known as ____ inheritance.
16. In crossbreeding, the genetic makeup of an individual (genotype) consists of two different alleles of a gene for a particular trait making them...