A farmer is trying to breed larger pigs. Her initial population has a mean weight of 100 kg, and she selects parents with a mean weight of 115 kg. She measures the mean weight of the next generation as 105 kg. What is your best estimate for the narrow-sense heritability of this trait in this population? 1/3

A farmer is trying to breed larger pigs. Her initial population has a mean weight of 100 kg, and she selects parents with a mean weight of 115 kg. She measures the mean weight of the next generation as 105 kg. What is your best estimate for the narrow-sense heritability of this trait in this population? 1/3

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter5: The Inheritance Of Complex Traits

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13QP: If there is no genetic variation within a population for a given trait, what is the heritability for...

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