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ASC 362 Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Accuracy - ANSWERSMeasure of strength of relationship between true values and predictions for a trait Animal Model - ANSWERSAn advanced statistical model for genetic prediction that is used to evaluate all animals in a population; BLUP BLU...

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ASC 362 Final Exam Questions &
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Accuracy - ANSWERSMeasure of strength of relationship between true values and predictions for a trait



Animal Model - ANSWERSAn advanced statistical model for genetic prediction that is used to evaluate all
animals in a population; BLUP



BLUP (Best Linear Unbiased Prediction) - ANSWERSA method of genetic prediction that is particularly
appropriate when data come from genetically diverse contemporary groups



Breed Complementarity - ANSWERSAn improvement in the overall performance of crossbred offspring
resulting from crossing breeds of different but complementary biological types; when the characteristics
of different breeds complement each other in crossbreeding systems



Breeding Value - ANSWERSBreeding effects that are consistently transmitted from parent to progeny; the
additive genetic worth of an animal relative to some base population; the worth of an individual as a
parent



Collateral Relatives - ANSWERSRelatives that are neither direct ancestors nor direct descendants of an
individual; siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews



Contemporary Group - ANSWERSA group of animals that have experienced a similar environment with
respect to expression of a trait; typically perform in the same location, are of the same breed and sex,
are of similar age and have been managed alike



Crossbreeding - ANSWERSThe mating of sires of one breed or breed combination to dams of another
breed or breed combination



Direct Effect - ANSWERSThe effect of an individual's genes on its performance

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