IT'S IN THE GENES

Answer questions about sheep/goat genetics. Test or enhance your knowledge or study for a skillathon. Each quiz will randomly choose 10 questions from the quiz bank. At the end of the quiz, you will see which answers you got correct, as well as your overall score and correct answers. There is a separate quiz for reproduction.
True or false?  Horns are a recessive trait in goats.
True or false?  Only goats that are 100% Myotonic will experience myotonia: stiffening of muscles when the are startled.
Which growth trait is more heritable?
True or false? Heterosis is maximized when crossbred females are mated to a male of another breed.
What is breed complementarity?
Breeding two naturally polled goats increases the probability of what condition in the offspring?
What is a landrace breed?
Genetic testing for alpha S1 casein is available to goat producers. What level of alpha S1 casein should meat goat producers be selecting for?
What is hybrid vigor (also called heterosis)?
Which breed is the Myostatin gene most prevalent in?