Let's say that we measure the height of every student in your class and conclude that the heritability coefficient is + .75. This means that
A)height is genetically determined
B)about 25% of height variation in the class is due to genetic factors
C)about 75% of height variation in the class is due to environmental factors
D)about 25% of height variation in the class is due to environmental factors
E)we made an error-heritability cannot exceed + 0.50

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A heritability coefficient of +0.75 indicates that approximately 75% of the variation in height among the students is due to genetic factors, leaving about 25% due to environmental factors.

Let's Say That We Measure the Height of Every Student