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


c

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1.produces RNA molecules. 2.produces only new DNA. 3.produces two molecules, each half-new and half-old DNA joined lengthwise to each other. 4.generates excessive DNA, which eventually causes the nucleus to divide. 5.is too complex to characterize.

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a. G1 phase b. G2 phase c. S phase d. metaphase e. prophase

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Which limbic structure filters incoming sensory information and interprets it in the context of emotional needs and

survival? a. amygdala b. hippocampus c. basal ganglia d. hypothalamus e. thalamus

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