The overall extent to which differences among people are attributed to genes is called
A) heritability.
B) heredity.
C) genetic endowment.
D) nature.

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Heritability refers to the degree to which differences among people in a particular characteristic are due to genetic factors. It is a statistical concept that assesses the proportion of variation in a phenotype (observable trait) that is due to genetic factors, expressed as a ratio of genetic variance to total variance. Heredity, genetic endowment, and nature all reflect the role of genes in development and individual variation, but they do not capture the specific statistical concept of heritability.

The Overall Extent to Which Differences Among People Are Attributed