Question 1

Which of the following is a limitation of heritability?

Accepted Answer

A) Heritability characteristics are universal. 
B) Environmental factors cannot influence heritability. 
C) Heritability does not test the degree that a trait is genetically determined. 
D) All of the above are limitations. 
A) Heritability characteristics are universal. 
B) Environmental factors cannot influence heritability. 
C) Heritability does not test the degree that a trait is genetically determined. 
D) All of the above are limitations. C

Question 2

What is the predicted response to selection Rif the narrow-sense heritability is 0.5 and the selection difference is 0.8?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.2 
B) 0.4 
C) 0.3 
D) 1.3 
A) 0.2 
B) 0.4 
C) 0.3 
D) 1.3 B

Question 3

How can heritability be measured?

Accepted Answer

A) Compare individuals with different degrees of relatedness. 
B) Eliminate one of the variance components. 
C) Analyze regression observed from parents to offspring. 
D) All of the above methods can be used to measure heritability. 
A) Compare individuals with different degrees of relatedness. 
B) Eliminate one of the variance components. 
C) Analyze regression observed from parents to offspring. 
D) All of the above methods can be used to measure heritability. D

Which of the following is a limitation of heritability?

What is the predicted response to selection Rif the narrow-sense heritability is 0.5 and the selection difference is 0.8?

How can heritability be measured?

Introduction to Genetics

Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction

Basic Principles of Heredity

Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles

Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping

Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems

Chromosome Variation

DNA: The Chemical Nature of the Gene

DNA Replication

From DNA to Proteins: Transcription and Rna Processing

From DNA to Proteins: Translation

Control of Gene Expression

Gene Mutations, Transposable Elements, and Dna Repair

Molecular Genetic Analysis, Biotechnology, and Genomics

Cancer Genetics

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Exam 16: Quantitative Genetics

Which of the following is a limitation of heritability?

What is the predicted response to selection Rif the narrow-sense heritability is 0.5 and the selection difference is 0.8?

How can heritability be measured?

Introduction to Genetics

Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction

Basic Principles of Heredity

Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles

Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping

Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems

Chromosome Variation

DNA: The Chemical Nature of the Gene

DNA Replication

From DNA to Proteins: Transcription and Rna Processing

From DNA to Proteins: Translation

Control of Gene Expression

Gene Mutations, Transposable Elements, and Dna Repair

Molecular Genetic Analysis, Biotechnology, and Genomics

Cancer Genetics

Population and Evolutionary Genetics

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