Estimates of narrow-sense heritability are useful for which of the following?O a) Determining the contribution of nonadditive alleles to phenotypic variance.O b) Determining what traits might be easy to selectively breed in a population.O c) Determining an individual organism's risk of inheriting a trait.O d) Determine the contribution of environment to a trait.

Heritability is the statistical measure used in quantifiable genetics. It can be of two forms. Broad…

Estimates of narrow-sense heritability are useful for which of the following? O a) Determining the contribution of nonadditive alleles to phenotypic variance. b) Determining what traits might be easy to selectively breed in a population. c) Determining an individual organism's risk of inheriting a trait. d) Determine the contribution of environment to a trait.

Estimates of narrow-sense heritability are useful for which of the following? O a) Determining the contribution of nonadditive alleles to phenotypic variance. b) Determining what traits might be easy to selectively breed in a population. c) Determining an individual organism's risk of inheriting a trait. d) Determine the contribution of environment to a trait.

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Michael Cummings

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Chapter18: Genetics Of Behavior

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