What Is the Formal Expression Used to Examine the Relative

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is the formal expression used to examine the relative importance of genetic versus environmental factors?

• A)narrow- sense heritability index h² = V_A/V_P
• B)broad- sense heritability index H² = V_G/V_P
• C)correlation coefficient s = _s2
• D)genotype- by- environment interaction variance VP = VG + VE + VG*E

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