Multiple Choice
The mean weight in a population of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) grown in identical conditions is 1.10 mg,and the standard deviation is 0.05.The heaviest fly in this population weighs 1.30 mg.The genetic deviation of this individual is:
A) 0.05 mg.
B) 0.15 mg.
C) 0.20 mg.
D) 0.84 mg.
E) It is impossible to determine based on these data.
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