Agricultural Genetics Notesheet
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C. Kohn, Waterford WI
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Directions: Use the accompanying PowerPoint (http://bit.ly/ag-genetics) to complete this sheet. This sheet will be due
upon the completion of the PowerPoint in class. These assignments are graded on a +/√/- scale.
1. Do you think Locker’s traits and characteristics were more the result of genetics or of how he was raised?
Explain:
2. What is a chromosome?
3. What percentage of chromosomes comes from the mother?
From the father?
4. Humans receive
from their father.
chromosomes from their mother and
5. Each chromosome has a
a. All
of all the
together carry all the
in the body.
of the body.
6. Where are chromosomes found?
7. How many copies of each gene do you have?
8. Summarize the contributions of each of the following to our understanding of genetics:
a. Darwin:
b. Mendel:
c. Watson & Crick:
9. Define breed:
10. Why were wild cattle originally domesticated and tamed?
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11. Early cattle breeding occurred in
places.
12. Why did specific breeds of cattle arise? What conditions caused one uniform species to become many different
breeds?
13. Describe the kind of breed of cattle that would arise in the following circumstances:
a. Cold harsh weather:
b. Lush pastures:
c. Scarce feed:
14. Describe the following breeds:
a. Holstein:
b. Jersey:
c. Brown Swiss:
d. Shorthorn:
15. What is natural selection?
16. What is artificial selection?
17. If you wanted to create a breed of cattle with a really long lifespan, how would you select for this trait?
18. Why did breed associations form?
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19. What did Stephen Babcock create at UW-Madison?
a. How did this affect genetics in dairy?
20. What is artificial insemination?
a. How did AI change genetics?
21. What is heritability?
22. What does it mean that “milk yield” has a heritability of 0.30?
23. How can heritability be used by a producer to improve their herd’s genetics?
24. Describe the four factors that affect the genetic change of a herd:
25. What is Galton’s Law?
26. How does Galton’s Law make genetic change more difficult?
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Unit Wrap-up
C. Kohn, Agricultural Sciences - Waterford WI
1. Write the 3 topics that you most need to review before the quiz:
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2. Create 3 high-level questions related to this material
(These questions could be something you still don’t know or questions that reflect understanding that you have now that you did not have before.)
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3. List 6 vocabulary words that you did not know before or have almost never used before:
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4. Create a strategy that you have for remembering a specific item from this unit
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☆NOTE: A strategy is not an activity such as reviewing your notes, making cards, studying hard, etc. A strategy is a mnemonic, rhyme, analogy, or other brain-based device.
5. Create a second different strategy that you have for remembering a specific item from this unit?
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6. Create a third different strategy that you have for remembering a specific item from this unit
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7. Complete this question after the quiz. Circle the most appropriate response. You will only be graded on whether
or not you completed this section, so be entirely honest with yourself when completing this section.
Circle one: I used my notes outside of class to prepare for the quiz.
Definitely – Yes – Sort of - No
Circle one: I took extra notes in the margins for very difficult concepts.
Definitely – Yes – Sort of - No
Circle one: I created a personal strategy for at least two difficult items.
Definitely – Yes – Sort of - No
Circle one: I was very involved and actively studying during the quiz review. Definitely – Yes – Sort of - No
Circle one: I am happy or satisfied with the quiz grade I received this week. Definitely – Yes – Sort of - No
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