Biology · Genetics
Which one of the following statements is true regarding the heritability of a quantitative character?
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- 1Heritability indicates the fixed degree to which an individual trait is genetically determined.
- 2Heritability measures the proportion of phenotypic variation that is due to genetic factors.✓
- 3The estimate is a population parameter as well as an individual parameter.
- 4The estimate obtained from a given population and in one set of environments can be extrapolated freely to other populations and environments.
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Heritability measures the proportion of phenotypic variation that is due to genetic factors.
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