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Animal Breeding and Genetics

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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science that deals with the principles of inheritance in animals

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animal genetics

#2
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application of the principles of genetics

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animal breeding

#3
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goal of animal breeding

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improve animal’s efficiency and quality of production and reproduction

#4
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where does animal breeding principally focus

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variation among animals, particularly genetic variation

#5
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study of heredity

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genetics

#6
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chemical basis of genetics

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DNA encoding specific proteins

#7
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genetic code of an animal

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genome

#8
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proteins associated with the DNA in chromosomes

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histones

#9
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have half the number of chromosomes

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gametes

#10
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double helix composed of two strands of an alternating deoxyribose and phosphate

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deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

#11
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two types of DNA bases

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• purines • pyrimidines

#12
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purines

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• adenine • guanine

#13
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pyrimidine

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• thymine • cytosine

#14
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what are the pairs

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• adenine-thymine • cytosine-guanine

#15
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unit of DNA

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nucleotide

#16
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what is the nucleotide comprised of

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one - deoxyribose - phosphate - base

#17
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what are the four nucleotides

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• adenosine monophosphate (A) • cytidine monophosphate (C) • guanosine monophosphate (G) • thymidine monophosphate (T)

#18
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what makes DNA remarkable

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ability to direct its own synthesis

#19
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established the double-helical structure of DNA

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• James Watson • Francis Crick

#20
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when did Watson and Crick establish the structure of DNA

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1953

#21
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FCR meaning

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feed conversion ratio

#22
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feed conversion ratio example

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1.5 kg feeds -> 1 kg weight

#23
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consists of a series of codons

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genetic code

#24
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what does each codon have

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three nucleotides