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skydog210Lv1
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A cattle rancher has determined the following variances for fat content in his herd:Total phenotypic variance100Additive genetic variance80Dominance genetic variance10Environmental variance10Show your work in each question for partial credit.A.Calculate the total genetic variance. _______B.Calculate the broad-sense heritability indicated by this data. ______C.Calculate the narrow-sense heritability indicated by this data. ______The rancher wishes to decrease fat content. If the average fat content in the starting population is 25% and he selects for breeding parents with an average fat content of 15%, what will be the expected average fat content among the offspring of the selected parents?
A cattle rancher has determined the following variances for fat content in his herd:Total phenotypic variance100Additive genetic variance80Dominance genetic variance10Environmental variance10Show your work in each question for partial credit.A.Calculate the total genetic variance. _______B.Calculate the broad-sense heritability indicated by this data. ______C.Calculate the narrow-sense heritability indicated by this data. ______The rancher wishes to decrease fat content. If the average fat content in the starting population is 25% and he selects for breeding parents with an average fat content of 15%, what will be the expected average fat content among the offspring of the selected parents?
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Elin HesselLv2
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