20. Quantitative Genetics
Heritability
20. Quantitative Genetics Heritability
19PRACTICE PROBLEM
A fisherman decided to increase the growth rate of fish in his pond. He chose the longest fish by 6 weeks for breeding, which was 20 cm. The mean length of the fish population in his pond was 15 cm and the narrow-sense heritability for the length of this fish population was found to be 0.5. Determine the mean length of the fish population in the next generation.
A fisherman decided to increase the growth rate of fish in his pond. He chose the longest fish by 6 weeks for breeding, which was 20 cm. The mean length of the fish population in his pond was 15 cm and the narrow-sense heritability for the length of this fish population was found to be 0.5. Determine the mean length of the fish population in the next generation.