A Woman with a Hip-To-Waist Ratio Higher Than

question 69

True/False

A woman with a hip-to-waist ratio higher than .80 is at increased risk for chronic disease.

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Definitions:

Directional Selection

A mode of natural selection where an extreme phenotype is favored over other phenotypes, causing the allele frequency to shift over time.

Selection Differential

The difference in a particular trait between the selected individuals for breeding and the general population, driving evolutionary changes.

Narrow Sense Heritability

The proportion of phenotypic variance that can be attributed to additive genetic variance, important in the prediction of response to selection.

Body Height

A measurement of an individual from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head when standing upright.