If there is no individual variation for a phenotype in the population (i.e., all people have the same phenotype), then
A. heritability is 1.0.
B. the environment plays no role in that phenotypic trait.
C. genes are not responsible for that phenotypic trait.
D. heritability is zero.
Answer: D
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