F₁ Population Variance 3.3 days² 4.7 days² 6.6 days² 19.2 days² 12.1 days² a) Given the variances from these specific populations, compute for the broad sense and the narrow sense heritability values. Express your final answers in percentage with one decimal place. Show complete solutions and box or highlight your final answers. P₁ P₂ F2 BC₁

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