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The Narrow-Sense Heritability (H2)for Several Traits in Domesticated Cattle Follow

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The narrow-sense heritability (h2)for several traits in domesticated cattle follow:
 Trait h2 Percent protein in milk 0.54 Feed efficiency 0.34 Milk yield 0.30 Calving interval 0.01\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Trait } &{ h ^ { 2 } } \\\hline \text { Percent protein in milk } & 0.54 & \\\text { Feed efficiency } & 0.34 \\\text { Milk yield } & 0.30 & \\\text { Calving interval } & 0.01 &\end{array}
a)Which of these traits would be most responsive to artificial selection?
b)Which would be least responsive?

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