Imagine You Hear a Report About a Heritability Study That

question 20

Multiple Choice

Imagine you hear a report about a heritability study that claims trait X is "50% genetic." Which of the following is a more accurate way of stating this?

• A)Fifty percent of individual differences of trait X within a population are due to genetic factors.
• B)Only half of a population has the trait.
• C)The trait is homozygous.
• D)More than 50% of similarities of trait X within a population are due to genetic factors.

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