A Farmer Performs Truncation Selection to Try to Increase the Weight

question 4

Multiple Choice

A farmer performs truncation selection to try to increase the weight of peaches in his orchard.Which statement correctly describes a possible outcome of this selection?

• A)If peach weight is not heritable, the average weight in the next generation will increase.
• B)If peach weight is heritable, the average weight in the next generation will increase.
• C)The average peach weight will decrease due to this inbreeding.
• D)If peach weight is heritable, the average weight in the next generation will decrease.

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