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All textbooksKlug 12th EditionCh. 25 - Quantitative Genetics and Multifactorial TraitsProblem 8

Chapter 24, Problem 8

In the following table, average differences of height, weight, and fingerprint ridge count between monozygotic twins (reared together and apart), dizygotic twins, and nontwin siblings are compared:   Trait            MZ Reared    MZ        DZ Reared   Sibs Reared                     Together      Reared     Together       Together                                          Apart                                              _Height (cm)      1.7              1.8             4.4                4.5 Weight (kg)      1.9               4.5            4.5                4.7 Ridge count     0.7               0.6            2.4                 2.7 Based on the data in this table, which of these quantitative traits has the highest heritability values?

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Everyone. Let's take a look at this question together what types of quantitative traits have the highest heritability values. Let's recall what we know about quantitative traits. To figure out what type has the highest heritability values. So we know that heritability refers to the percentage of peanut ipic variation that can be attributed to individual genetic variations. And when we're talking about having the highest heritability value, the greater the number of jeans, the higher heritability value will be irritability value. And this is because of that population's genetic diversity, having a greater impact on that trait. And so the more genes that you have, the higher the heritability value is meaning that traits that are controlled by many genes will have the highest suitability value. So answer choice D. Is the correct answer because traits that are controlled by many genes with small effect sizes will give you that higher heritability value. So answer choice D. Is the correct answer. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.
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An inbred strain of plants has a mean height of 24 cm. A second strain of the same species from a different geographic region also has a mean height of 24 cm. When plants from the two strains are crossed together, the F₁ plants are the same height as the parent plants. However, the F₂ generation shows a wide range of heights; the majority are like the P₁ and F₁ plants, but approximately 4 of 1000 are only 12 cm high and about 4 of 1000 are 36 cm high.

How many gene pairs are involved?

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Erma and Harvey were a compatible barnyard pair, but a curious sight. Harvey's tail was only 6 cm long, while Erma's was 30 cm. Their F₁ piglet offspring all grew tails that were 18 cm. When inbred, an F₂ generation resulted in many piglets (Erma and Harvey's grandpigs), whose tails ranged in 4-cm intervals from 6 to 30 cm (6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, and 30). Most had 18-cm tails, while 1/64 had 6-cm tails and 1/64 had 30-cm tails. Explain how these tail lengths were inherited by describing the mode of inheritance, indicating how many gene pairs were at work, and designating the genotypes of Harvey, Erma, and their 18-cm-tail offspring.

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Erma and Harvey were a compatible barnyard pair, but a curious sight. Harvey's tail was only 6 cm long, while Erma's was 30 cm. Their F₁ piglet offspring all grew tails that were 18 cm. When inbred, an F₂ generation resulted in many piglets (Erma and Harvey's grandpigs), whose tails ranged in 4-cm intervals from 6 to 30 cm (6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, and 30). Most had 18-cm tails, while 1/64 had 6-cm tails and 1/64 had 30-cm tails. If one of the 18-cm-tail F₁ pigs is mated with one of the 6-cm-tail F₂ pigs, what phenotypic ratio will be predicted if many offspring resulted? Diagram the cross.

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What kind of heritability estimates (broad sense or narrow sense) are obtained from human twin studies?

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List as many human traits as you can that are likely to be under the control of a polygenic mode of inheritance.

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Corn plants from a test plot are measured, and the distribution of heights at 10-cm intervals is recorded in the following table:  

 Height (cm)      Plants (no.)       

100                    20       

110                    60       

120                    90       

130                   130       

140                   180      

 150                   120       

160                    70        

170                   50        

180                   40 

Calculate 

(a) the mean height, 

(b) the variance, 

(c) the standard deviation, and 

(d) the standard error of the mean. 

Plot a rough graph of plant height against frequency. Do the values represent a normal distribution? Based on your calculations, how would you assess the variation within this population?

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