progeny (redirected from expected progeny difference (EPD))

prog·e·ny (prj-n)

n. pl. progeny or prog·e·nies

1. One born of, begotten by, or derived from another; an offspring or descendant.

2. Offspring or descendants considered as a group.

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progeny

[proj′ənē]

Etymology: L, progenies

1 offspring; an individual or organism resulting from a particular mating.

2 the descendants of a known or common ancestor.

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progeny

offspring; descendants.

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expected progeny difference (EPD)

the difference in performance to be expected from future progeny of a sire, compared with that expected from future progeny of the average sire in the same population. EPDs are generally expressed either as a plus or minus difference from the population average, reported in the units of measure of the trait.

progeny testing

a test originally based on red cell antigens but increasingly on restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs), called also DNA fingerprinting. The offspring can have only those blood group antigens possessed by one or both of its parents. Identification of the offspring's antigens makes it possible to exclude some possible sires because they carry antigens not possessed by the subject animal. Similarly, the inheritance of a particular RFLP is directly linked to that found in each parent. Called also parentage determination, parentage exclusion testing.

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Patient discussion about expected progeny difference (EPD).

Q. What really constitutes ADD? Don't all kids have short attention spans because they are curious? What I'm saying is. I'm a very curious fellow, so, therefore, I cannot hold my attention to one thing for more than a minute. Does this mean I have ADD?

A. i see your point, i myself is a curious guy myself and couldn't stay focus on anything said in class if it didn't fascinated me. but i actually think i have a slight ADD, maybe you are too :) .
and apparently not everyone are like us, most people can focus if they want too. don't get mixed up ADD exist, can be diagnosed and has an affect on life.

Q. Are there special diets which are recommended for kids with ADHD?

A. stay away from processed meats,such as hot dogs,bolona,saugage, etc,they contain a substance that makes a child more hiper.also keep anything with caffine away from them.

Q. A child in my son’s elementary school was recently diagnosed as asthmatic. Can my kid get infected too?

A. Relive your spirit! The answer is NO. Asthma is an Immunological disease (and not an infectious disease) which means that it cannot be transmitted from an "infected" patient to a healthy man.