Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
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Chapter 28.5, Problem 1COMQ
In a population of squirrels in North Carolina, the heritability for body weight is high. This means that
a. body weight is primarily controlled by genes.
b. the environment has little influence on body weight.
c. the variance in body weight is mostly due to
d. both a and b are correct.
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Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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