Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134604718
Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino, Darrell Killian
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25, Problem 18PDQ
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To determine: The mean weight of the progeny if tomato plants have mean fruit weight of 60g, h2 is 0.3, and fruit average mean value of parents is 80g.
Introduction: Heritability is the measure of the extent to which genes are inherited from parents. It is a narrow sense heritability value obtained by selective breeding. By measuring the response of selective breeding in the offspring, one can estimate the value of realized heritability.
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