The Inheritance Of Complex Traits - Human Heredity Principles | Biology+

Course

Genetics

Study Pack

Set 1: A Perspective on Human Genetics

Set 2: Cells and Cell Division

Set 3: Transmission of Genes from Generation to Generation

Set 4: Pedigree Analysis in Human Genetics

Set 5: The Inheritance of Complex Traits

Set 6: Cytogenetics - Karyotypes and Chromosome Aberrations

Set 7: Development and Sex Determination

Set 8: The Structure - Replication - and Chromosomal Organization of DNA

Set 9: Gene Expression and Gene Regulation

Set 10: From Proteins to Phenotypes

Set 11: Genome Alterations - Mutation and Epigenetics

Set 12: Genes and Cancer

Set 13: An Introduction to Genetic Technology

Set 14: Biotechnology and Society

Set 15: Genomes and Genomics

Set 16: Reproductive Technology - Genetic Testing - and Gene Therapy

Set 17: Genes and The Immune System

Set 18: Genetics of Behavior

Set 19: Population Genetics and Human Evolution

Set 5 The Inheritance Of Complex Traits

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Set 5 The Inheritance Of Complex Traits

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The heritability of a trait is the ____.

A) sum of all phenotypic variation in a population
B) average amount of genetic variation in each individual
C) proportion of phenotypic variation that is caused by different genotypes
D) absolute measurement of genotypic variation in a population
E) proportion of phenotypic variation that is caused by the environment

Answer

(True False)

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The genes discovered to date account for only about 5-10% of the total variation in adult height.

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(True False)

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Phenotypic variation among individuals with the same genotype is known as genetic variance.

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