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Heritability refers to trait variation due to genetic variation within a population. This is different than the amount genetics actually contributes to a trait
by rcacho 9y ago
Heritability refers to trait variation due to genetic variation within a population.
This is different than the amount genetics actually contributes to a trait.
While you are controlling for environmental factors in heritability studies you are still referring to a specific population. It can be the case that two identical genotypes across two different populations show two different phenotypes.