Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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ISBN: 9781259700903
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 22, Problem 5P
Which of the following statements would be true of a human trait that has high heritability in a population of one country?
| a. | The |
| b. | Very little phenotypic variation exists between monozygotic twins but high variability exists between dizygotic twins |
| c. | The trait would have the same heritability in a population of another country |
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