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Agriculture · Q538

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 538

Q538

Heritability means

A.
Interaction of genotype with environment
B.
Sum total of hereditary material present in a species
C.
Degree of resemblance between the original and the selected plants
D.
Proportion of phenotypic variability, which is due to heredity
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Heritability means Proportion of phenotypic variability, which is due to heredity.
The proportion of variation in a population trait that can be attributed to inherited genetic factors.
Heritability estimates range from 0 to 1 and are often expressed as a percentage. A number close to 1 may be indicative of a highly heritable trait within a population.