Realized Heritability Experiments Were Conducted on Three Bristle-Associated Traits in Fruit

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Multiple Choice

Realized heritability experiments were conducted on three bristle-associated traits in fruit flies, with the following R (response to selection) and S (selection differential) values estimated.Which of these traits has the HIGHEST narrow-sense heritability?

• A)Trait A
• B)Trait B
• C)Trait C
• D)Traits A and B have the same (i.e., high)narrow-sense heritability values.
• E)Traits B and C have the same (i.e., high)narrow-sense heritability values.

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