A Scientist Is Researching Oil Content of Seeds from a New

Multiple Choice

A scientist is researching oil content of seeds from a new plant species named R. tificial. She has determined the narrow sense heritability (h²) is 0.80. She mates plants with an average seed oil content of 32%. If the response to selection (R) was 16%, what is the estimated average oil content of seeds in the entire lab population?

A) 32%
B) 50%
C) 20%
D) 12%
E) 44%