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4. Heritability describes the
a. genetic composition for a trait in a particular population.
b. phenotypic variation of a trait in a particular population.
c. variation in a phenotype caused by the environment.
d. proportion of genetic contribution to a trait in a particular population.- CORRECT
e. none of the above.
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Q. Heritability describes the
Answer: Option B. (phenotypic variation of a trait in a particular population.)
Explanation: The term heritability is a statistic used in breeding and genetics work which propose or estimate the rate of variation in a phenotypic trait in a population caused by the genetic variations. It didn’t describe the genetic composition of a trait as well as phenotypic changes caused by the environment in a particular population.
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