If all of the variation in a trait in the population is due to differences in the environment, then the mean phenotype of the offspring would be independent of parental phenotype and would be identical to the mean phenotype of the population.

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If all variation in a trait is due to differences in the environment, then parental phenotype would not have any influence on the mean phenotype of the offspring. As a result, the mean phenotype of the offspring would be identical to the mean phenotype of the population.

If All of the Variation in a Trait in the Population