Elephant seals are a sexually dimorphic species of marine mammal that lives off the coast of California. The females, which weigh around 1000 lbs, are much smaller than the males, which may weigh up to 5000 Ibs. Suppose that scientists measured the weight of three adult female elephant seals and their female offspring. Parent Weight Offspring Weight 920 742 999 780 1014 787 Calculate the narrow sense heritability, h', of weight for female elephant seals to two decimal places. What conclusions can be drawn from these data?

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Elephant seals are a sexually dimorphic species of marine mammal that lives off the coast of California. The females, which
weigh around 1000 lbs, are much smaller than the males, which may weigh up to 5000 Ibs. Suppose that scientists measured the
weight of three adult female elephant seals and their female offspring.
Parent Weight
Offspring Weight
920
742
999
780
1014
787
Calculate the narrow sense heritability, h', of weight for female elephant seals to two decimal places.
What conclusions can be drawn from these data?
Transcribed Image Text:Elephant seals are a sexually dimorphic species of marine mammal that lives off the coast of California. The females, which weigh around 1000 lbs, are much smaller than the males, which may weigh up to 5000 Ibs. Suppose that scientists measured the weight of three adult female elephant seals and their female offspring. Parent Weight Offspring Weight 920 742 999 780 1014 787 Calculate the narrow sense heritability, h', of weight for female elephant seals to two decimal places. What conclusions can be drawn from these data?
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