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genetic
(redirected from genetic merit)

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genetic adjective atavistic, congenital, hereditary, ingrained, inherited, innate
See also: born, hereditary, innate, native


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I had given them a problem evaluating the somatic cell count genetic merit of a herd and made a suggestion on how it might be improved through genetics.
At present, it costs a breeder approximately $40,000 to progency test a young bull to assess its genetic merit.
Consumers will get better food, because of the "increased genetic merit (of clones) for increased food production, disease resistance, and reproductive efficiency.
 
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