When _____ Is High for a Particular Trait, Offspring Tend

question 21

Multiple Choice

When _____ is high for a particular trait, offspring tend to resemble their parents for that trait.

• A)phenotypic variance
• B)the number of genes controlling a trait
• C)narrow-sense heritability
• D)genetic-environment interaction
• E)environmental variance

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