What Is the Best Definition of Heritability

question 57

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition of heritability?

• A) the amount of an individual's phenotype that is due to genetic influences
• B) the proportion of traits in an individual that are not influenced by environmental variables
• C) the amount of variability in a population that is due to genetics
• D) the likelihood that a parent will pass on a particular trait to his or her offspring

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