Prentice Learns That the Heritability Coefficient for the Trait of 'Having

question 146

Multiple Choice

Prentice learns that the heritability coefficient for the trait of 'having athlete's foot' is +0.23.What does this mean?

• A) The trait is not heritable.
• B) The trait is mildly heritable.
• C) 23% of the people in a population will have the trait.
• D) 23% of the trait is inherited.

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Definitions:

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of the values by the number of values.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how spread out the values are.

Statistical Inference

The process of using data obtained from a sample to make estimates or test hypotheses about the characteristics of a population.

Population

A group of individuals, objects, or events that share common characteristics and are studied in statistics to draw inferences about their properties.