It Is Difficult to Measure Any Type of Heritability Without

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Multiple Choice

It is difficult to measure any type of heritability without the ability to perform specific crosses.However,vast population studies enable estimation of heritability for some characters in human beings.Some estimated broad-sense heritabilities include: $$\begin{array} { l l } \text { Character } & H ^ { 2 } \\\hline \text { stature } & 0.85 \\\text { body weight } & 0.62 \\\text { systolic blood pressure } & 0.57 \\\text { diastolic blood pressure } & 0.44 \\\text { twinning } & 0.50\end{array}$$
Which of these characteristics is most likely to "run in families"?

• A)body weight
• B)diastolic blood pressure
• C)stature
• D)systolic blood pressure
• E)twinning

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