Two groups of students (Group A and Group B) participate in standardized agility tests. The results show that Group A is considerably more agile than Group B and that agility is heritable. What can we conclude?
a. The genetic variability between the two groups is high.
b. Genetic factors play a role in agility.
c. The genetic variability within each group is low.
d. Environment has no effect on agility.
ANSWER:
b
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