basic terms
the science of how traits are passed down through generations.
What is Genetics?
The famous horse race that started in 1875.
What is the Kentucky Derby?
EPD stands for
What is Estimated progeny difference?
A chestnuts skin and coat pigments
What is black skin base with red hairs?
the basic units of inheritance, they contain the blueprint for looks and how an animal will interact with its environment
What is a Gene?
the velocity at which a horse runs
what is speed?
What is REA, MARB, or IMF?
expresses pigment in skin and hair.
What is melanin?
One member of a pair or series of genes that occupies a specific position on a specific chromosome
What is an allele?
the length of time a horse can run
What is stamina?
tells you how much weight an animal has gained since birth
What is weaning weight or Yearling weight?
Lethal white
What is WW?
a structure in the nucleus containing a linear thread of DNA which transmits genetic information and is associated with RNA
What is a chromosome?
the chart used to look at a horses lineage.
What is a pedigree?
important consideration for first time heifers
What is Calving ease direct?
the number of chromosomes a horse has
What is 64?
The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome
What is the Locus?
The gene responsible for speed and stamina
What is the myostatin gene?
increases an ACC score
What is the number of offspring a bull produces?
How the dilution gene changes red hair.
What is makes it yellow?