Which of the following statements about heritability is true?
A)Broad-sense heritability defines the complete genetic basis of a trait.
B)Heritability is fixed for a given trait.
C)Traits shared by members of the same family do not necessarily have high heritability.
D)Heritability is the measure of the proportion of an individual's phenotype that is due to genetics.
E)If a population displays little variation in a given trait,then that trait has low heritability

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Traits shared by family members can be influenced by both genetics and environment, so high heritability is not guaranteed.

Which of the Following Statements About Heritability Is True