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Inbreeding can help in fixing desirable traits such as high milk yields in dairy cattle.
True
Selective breeding is also known as random selection.
False
Hybrid vigour is generally increased with subsequent crossing of hybrids.
False
AI of a cow involves inserting the semen into the horns of the uterus.
False
One advantage of AI mentioned in the text is the lower risk of inbreeding compared to using a stock bull.
True
Genotyping controls traits like milk production and carcass weight through the study of animal hormones.
False
In cloning, the egg cell from sheep 2 has its nucleus removed and is then fused with a somatic cell from sheep 1 using an electrical current.
True
Superovulation refers to the production of fewer than the normal number of mature eggs at one time.
False
Micropropagation is a process that produces genetically different plants from small pieces of plant tissue.
False
Transgenic species are organisms that have part of the DNA of another species transferred into their own DNA through genetic engineering.
True
Learn about Selective Breeding, a process vital for ensuring profitable farms by concentrating desirable traits in offspring. Understand Inbreeding and Crossbreeding as two types of Selective Breeding. Discover how artificial selection is used to eliminate undesirable traits.
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