If heritability of dots is zero: Group of answer choices Offspring will have no dots. Offspring will always have fewer dots than their parents have. Offspring dot number will vary randomly. Offspring will have exactly the same number of dots as the parents.

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If heritability of dots is zero:
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Offspring will have no dots.
Offspring will always have fewer dots than their parents have.
Offspring dot number will vary randomly.
Offspring will have exactly the same number of dots as the parents.
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The sum of all biological mechanisms by which certain features are passed down from parents to their offspring is known as heredity. The genotype of an organism is the collection of genes that an offspring gets from both parents, which is a combination of each parent's genetic material.

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