MTSU Exam #2

The hormone that is produced by the corpus luteum on the ovary is called ____

Female organ that serves as a passageway for sperm

The gestation length for a mare is approximately ______.

Female organ used for the reproductive system & the urinary system

The first mammal to be cloned from adult cells was “Dolly”, a ____.

An advantage of estrous synchronization is _____.

The gestation length for a ewe is approximately

The hormone responsible for the stimulation of milk “letdown” is _______.

The site of semen deposition during artificial insemination of cattle is ____.

Who was the founder of modern genetics?

What breeding system mates closely related individuals?

Cows, sows and mares have a _____ uterus type.

A part of the male tract that concentration, storage, maturation, and transport of spermatozoa

If an animal has one dominant allele and one recessive allele for a given trait, they are considered

Which of the following is not a benefit of outbreeding?

Which hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary and triggers ovulation & development of the corpus luteum?

In the mating of two heterozygous (Bb) cattle what percentage of the offspring will be red?

The term for an increase in productivity in the crossbred progeny above the average of breeds or lines that are crossed

Male anatomy that is on either side of the urethra & secretes mucus-like gel

Leydig cells housed in between the seminiferous tubules of the testes are responsible for

What breeding system mates two animals of the same breed that are unrelated?

The gestation length for a sow is approximately _____ days

When a cow is given FSH to produce a greater than normal number of eggs, this is called

Stage of the estrous cycle in which the female is not receptive to the male

The hormone that is responsible for partial control of seasonal reproductive patterns is _____.

The seminiferous tubules located within the testes are responsible for the production of what?

Transportation tube that carries the sperm containing fluid from each epididymis to the urethra.

A part of the male tract that is protective; cools with sweat

For cattle artificial insemination, straws of semen are stored/preserved in _____.

The normal length of estrus (“heat”) for a sow is approximately ____.

What type of inheritance involves measurable traits that are strongly influenced by the environment?

The female organ where the fetus grows & develops during gestation

Which of the following is the term for the “yellow body”, which is active tissue that develops on the ovary?

Which hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary and stimulates follicle development and estrogen production?

Why are mules a sterile species cross?

The length of estrus or “heat” for a cow is usually ______.

The _____ in the hen reproductive tract secretes thick albumen

The first milk that is produced after parturition that is high in antibodies is called ____.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a haploid cell?

A normal gestation length for a cow is ______ days

The hormone that is released on ~day 15 of the estrous to cause regression of the corpus luteum

Who was given the name “Father of the Art of Animal Breeding?”

The portion of the female reproductive tract visible from outside the body cavity

What is the term for a difficult birth?

Female organ that is a long, glandular tube leading from the ovary to the cloaca

Ruminant animals have what placenta type?

The ______ in the hen reproductive tract is responsible for formation of the shell and shell pigment.

The female organ that produces estrogen & progesterone

What is the term for the intermediate state between parents or a “blending” of parental phenotypes?

A part of the male tract that is a compound gland lying over urethra at neck of bladder secretions stimulate sperm