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Phenotype – From the Greek φαινο (i.e., “pheno”) and τύπος (i.e., “type”), it is used to describe a set of observable characteristics for an individual; “pheno” means “observe” as is the case for “phenomenon.”

Breeding objective – Also called the breeding goal, the breeding objective is a linear combination of traits each appropriately weighed based on their contribution to net profit into a single value per animal.

Heritability – It is the proportion of the phenotypic variance that is attributable to genetic variation; the narrow sense heritability is commonly used in animal breeding where the numerator in the statistic is the additive genetic variance (as opposed to the total genetic variance which is used in the definition of the broad sense heritability).

Heterosis – It stems from the Greek words “heteros” meaning different and “osis” meaning condition and is a phenomenon where the performance of progeny from genetically different parents is superior to the mean of both parents.

Decision support tool – It is a means to support faster and more informed decision making.

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Berry, D. (2023). Beef Cattle Breeding. In: Spangler, M.L. (eds) Animal Breeding and Genetics. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2460-9_1116

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