Animal Genetics & Breeding MCQs

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1. Who is known as the father of genetics?





2. The physical appearance of an organism is called:





3. Genes are located on:





4. Which is the basic unit of heredity?





5. The process of cell division that produces gametes is:





6. Homozygous condition means:





7. Heterozygous condition means:





8. Which law is known as Mendel’s first law?





9. The law of independent assortment applies when:





10. Inbreeding increases:





11. Hybrid vigor is also known as:





12. The cross between two different breeds is called:





13. Artificial insemination is mainly used to:





14. Which term refers to the genetic makeup of an organism?





15. A dominant gene is expressed in:





16. Sex chromosomes in mammals are:





17. Mutation is:





18. Quantitative traits are controlled by:





19. Qualitative traits are:





20. Heritability measures:





21. DNA is made up of:





22. Which base pairs with adenine in DNA?





23. Which base pairs with adenine in RNA?





24. Codominance means:





25. Polled condition in cattle is an example of:





26. Linkage is the tendency of genes to:





27. Sex-linked traits are carried on:





28. Which breeding method maintains a specific trait in a population?





29. Outcrossing involves:





30. Linebreeding is a form of:





31. Which technique is used for producing clones?





32. The term “allele” refers to:





33. The F1 generation is produced by:





34. Test cross is used to determine:





35. The ability of a sire to transmit traits is called:





36. Backcross is:





37. Superovulation is used in:





38. Polyploidy refers to:





39. Which is the sex-determining gene in mammals?





40. Marker-assisted selection involves:





41. Which animal has a ZW sex determination system?





42. The process of improving animals using the best sires and dams is:





43. Epistasis refers to:





44. Gene flow is:





45. Which technique is used for identifying DNA sequences?





46. A genome is:





47. Which factor reduces genetic diversity?





48. The process of removing undesirable animals from breeding stock is:





49. Which breeding method utilizes heterosis the most?





50. Genomic selection uses:





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