You have finally gotten a grant to study your favorite tree species, the Spanish pine tree. It has been documented that the height of their trunk varies depending on several factors, however it isn't clear what role genetics plays in this. You travel to Mount Tibidabo to record heights of these trees and start the study. You find that the total variance is 100 feet. You collect some seeds to grow in your gigantic, temperature controlled government forest growing facility. If you want to understand the role of genetics in variation, what can you do in a single experiment to answer this question. Answer in 2-3 sentences
Genetic Variation
Genetic variation refers to the variation in the genome sequences between individual organisms of a species. Individual differences or population differences can both be referred to as genetic variations. It is primarily caused by mutation, but other factors such as genetic drift and sexual reproduction also play a major role.
Quantitative Genetics
Quantitative genetics is the part of genetics that deals with the continuous trait, where the expression of various genes influences the phenotypes. Thus genes are expressed together to produce a trait with continuous variability. This is unlike the classical traits or qualitative traits, where each trait is controlled by the expression of a single or very few genes to produce a discontinuous variation.
You have finally gotten a grant to study your favorite tree species, the Spanish pine tree. It has been documented that the height of their trunk varies depending on several factors, however it isn't clear what role genetics plays in this. You travel to Mount Tibidabo to record heights of these trees and start the study. You find that the total variance is 100 feet.
You collect some seeds to grow in your gigantic, temperature controlled government forest growing facility. If you want to understand the role of
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