Multiple Choice
Heritability refers to
A) the proportion of genes associated with a given trait such as intelligence.
B) the proportion of variance in a trait that can be attributed to genetic variance in the sample being studied.
C) the rate at which a given trait is shared by siblings.
D) the probability that a child will inherit a given trait from his or her parents.
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