The mean weight of pumpkins in a pumpkin patch is 10 lbs. From this population a group of pumpkins, all weighing 15 lbs, were se
lected for breeding purposes. In the resulting offspring, it was noted that the average pumpkin weight was 12 lbs. What is the narrow-sense heritability of pumpkin weight in this population
Narrow sense heritability is a form of heritability (the other one is broad sense) that is used to describe the percentage of trait variance that is caused as a result of additive genetic factors. It is represented as h² = Va / Vp
Where Va = additive genetic variance
Vp = phenotypic variance
In this case, to get the narrow-sense heritability of pumpkin weight in this population
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