measure of its genetic worth, a direct reflection of the number of “good” alleles the animal has. Essentially it is a measure of how good its offspring will be.
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accuracy of selection depends upon
Heritability of trait concerned, source of information, amount of information available from the relatives
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correlated response to selection
two traits are associated genetically rane fro +1 0 -1
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Genetic Correlation
Correlation between genetic merit (breeding values) in two traits
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Phenotypic Correlation
Correlation between observed performance in two traits
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Environmental Correlation
Environmental conditions which are either favourable or unfavourable for one character and also for a second.
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accuracy of selection depends upon
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Heritability of trait concerned, source of information, amount of information available from the relatives
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