Dr. Mendel asked his BIOL 260 class what their height was and what their parent's heights were. He plotted that data in the graph below to determine if height was a heritable trait. A. Is height a heritable trait? If yes, what is the heritability value? (2 pts) B. If the phenotypic variation is 30, what is the variation due to additive alleles? (2 pts) Offspring Height (Inches) 75 67.5 60 52.5 y = 0.9264x + 4.8519 55 60 65 MidParent Height (Inches) 70 75 12pt v V Paragraph B IUA > AT2 v V
Dr. Mendel asked his BIOL 260 class what their height was and what their parent's heights were. He plotted that data in the graph below to determine if height was a heritable trait. A. Is height a heritable trait? If yes, what is the heritability value? (2 pts) B. If the phenotypic variation is 30, what is the variation due to additive alleles? (2 pts) Offspring Height (Inches) 75 67.5 60 52.5 y = 0.9264x + 4.8519 55 60 65 MidParent Height (Inches) 70 75 12pt v V Paragraph B IUA > AT2 v V
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![Dr. Mendel asked his BIOL 260 class what their height was and what their
parent's heights were. He plotted that data in the graph below to determine if
height was a heritable trait.
A. Is height a heritable trait? If yes, what is the heritability value? (2 pts)
B. If the phenotypic variation is 30, what is the variation due to additive alleles?
(2 pts)
Offspring Height (Inches)
75
67.5
60
52.5
y = 0.9264x + 4.8519
55
60
65
MidParent Height (Inches)
70
75
12pt v
V
Paragraph B IUA
>
AT2 v
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Transcribed Image Text:Dr. Mendel asked his BIOL 260 class what their height was and what their
parent's heights were. He plotted that data in the graph below to determine if
height was a heritable trait.
A. Is height a heritable trait? If yes, what is the heritability value? (2 pts)
B. If the phenotypic variation is 30, what is the variation due to additive alleles?
(2 pts)
Offspring Height (Inches)
75
67.5
60
52.5
y = 0.9264x + 4.8519
55
60
65
MidParent Height (Inches)
70
75
12pt v
V
Paragraph B IUA
>
AT2 v
V
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