Heritability is a technical term used to refer to
a. the ratio of dominant to recessive genes.
b. the probability that a trait is due to genetic factors.
c. heredity.
d. the amount of variability in a trait in a given population that is due to genetic factors.
e. the amount of variability in a trait in a given population that is not due to genetic factors.
Ans: d. the amount of variability in a trait in a given population that is due to genetic factors.
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