Heritability Is Defined As

question 133

Multiple Choice

Heritability is defined as:

• A) an interdisciplinary field of study concerned with the genetic bases of individual differences in behavior and personality.
• B) a process in which individuals with genetically influenced traits that are adaptive in a particular environment tend to survive and reproduce.
• C) a statistical estimate of the proportion of the total variance in some trait that is attributable to genetic differences among individuals within a group.
• D) a statistical estimate of the proportion of the total variance in some trait that is attributable to environment.

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