Multiple Choice
You measure narrow-sense heritability for three traits and find that it is 0.1 for trait A, 0.5 for trait B, and 0.8 for trait C. Which of the following can you conclude from your data?
A) A parent-offspring regression for trait C will have the highest slope.
B) Selection on trait A will have no effect on the population mean for this trait.
C) A parent-offspring regression for trait B will be a flat line.
D) Selection on each behavior will result in similar changes in the population mean for each trait.
E) A parent-offspring regression on trait A will have a slope of 0.9.
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