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Ch. 19 - Genetic Analysis of Quantitative Traits

Chapter 19, Problem 23

New Zealand lamb breeders measure the following variance values for their herd. Trait VP VG VA Body mass (kg) 42.4 20.5 7.4 Body fat (%) 38.9 16.2 5.7 Body length (cm) 51.6 26.4 8.1 Calculate the broad sense heritability (H²) and the narrow sense heritability (h²) for each trait in this lamb herd.

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