Suppose that you just learned that the narrow-sense heritability of blood pressuremeasured among a group of African Americans in Detroit, Michigan, is 0.4. What doesthis heritability tell us about genetic and environmental contributions to blood pressure?

Suppose that you just learned that the narrow-sense heritability of blood pressuremeasured among a group of African Americans in Detroit, Michigan, is 0.4. What doesthis heritability tell us about genetic and environmental contributions to blood pressure?

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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 26QP: Suppose that a team of researchers analyzes the heritability of high SAT scores and assigns a...

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