Heritability Estimates Computed Within Black and White Populations Provide

question 107

Multiple Choice

Heritability estimates computed within black and white populations provide

• A) direct evidence on what accounts for between-group differences in both black and white populations.
• B) direct evidence on what accounts for between-group differences in black populations but not in white populations.
• C) direct evidence on what accounts for between-group differences in white populations but not in black populations.
• D) no direct evidence on what accounts for between-group differences.

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