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The heritability of intelligence refers to:
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20. Quantitative Genetics
Heritability
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Heritability
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following calculations would you use to estimate the heritability (broad-sense, H^2) of metal tolerance in a population of sunstalks?51views
- Multiple ChoiceIn a study of energy efficiency (a quantitative trait), researchers report that heredity partially determines individual differences in energy efficiency. Which statement best describes what this implies about heritability?
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A chicken breeder has a population of chickens where the average number of eggs laid per hen per month is 34. The narrow-sense heritability is 0.75. With this information is it likely that a breeder could select for an increase in eggs per hen laid each month?
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The narrow-sense heritability of the number of seeds per flower is 0.9. The mean of the population is 6.0 seeds per flower. A flower breeder crosses one flower with 7 seeds to another plant with 9 seeds. What is the expected number of seeds per flower in the offspring of this cross?
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Heritability calculations were calculated for a variety of different traits. Which of the following traits would respond best to selection?
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