Multiple Choice
A farmer performs truncation selection to try to increase the weight of peaches in his orchard.Which statement correctly describes a possible outcome of this selection?
A) If peach weight is not heritable, the average weight in the next generation will increase.
B) If peach weight is heritable, the average weight in the next generation will increase.
C) The average peach weight will decrease due to this inbreeding.
D) If peach weight is heritable, the average weight in the next generation will decrease.
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