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Inbreeding can help in fixing desirable traits such as high milk yields in dairy cattle.
Inbreeding can help in fixing desirable traits such as high milk yields in dairy cattle.
True
Selective breeding is also known as random selection.
Selective breeding is also known as random selection.
False
Hybrid vigour is generally increased with subsequent crossing of hybrids.
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.
AI of a cow involves inserting the semen into the horns of the uterus.
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One advantage of AI mentioned in the text is the lower risk of inbreeding compared to using a stock bull.
One advantage of AI mentioned in the text is the lower risk of inbreeding compared to using a stock bull.
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Genotyping controls traits like milk production and carcass weight through the study of animal hormones.
Genotyping controls traits like milk production and carcass weight through the study of animal hormones.
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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.
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.
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Superovulation refers to the production of fewer than the normal number of mature eggs at one time.
Superovulation refers to the production of fewer than the normal number of mature eggs at one time.
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Micropropagation is a process that produces genetically different plants from small pieces of plant tissue.
Micropropagation is a process that produces genetically different plants from small pieces of plant tissue.
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Transgenic species are organisms that have part of the DNA of another species transferred into their own DNA through genetic engineering.
Transgenic species are organisms that have part of the DNA of another species transferred into their own DNA through genetic engineering.
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