Multiple Choice
Heritability refers to
A) the genetic contribution to a phenotype in a population at a particular time.
B) the genetic contribution to the variability of a phenotype in a population at a particular time.
C) the number of genes contributing to a trait in a population.
D) the degree to which offspring resemble parents.
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Q3: Mendel's laws<br>A)do not apply to multifactorial traits.<br>B)apply
Q4: Genes that help to control body weight
Q5: In a polygenic trait<br>A)within genes,all alleles affect
Q6: Studies that implicate the environment in influencing
Q8: Polygenic traits are<br>A)determined by a single gene.<br>B)determined
Q9: The empiric risk that the monozygotic twin
Q10: Multifactorial traits include<br>A)only polygenic traits.<br>B)neither single gene
Q11: If a trait has a large inherited
Q12: "Total ridge count" is<br>A)a multifactorial trait that