If a Trait Is Heritable, Then Individuals with a Genetic

question 6

Multiple Choice

If a trait is heritable, then individuals with a genetic relatedness of 0.5 are expected to

• A)exhibit more phenotypic similarity than two random individuals in the population.
• B)be as similar in phenotype as a pair of random individuals in the population.
• C)have identical phenotypes because they are twins.
• D)have an average phenotypic value that is close to the mean of the population.

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