The heritability for the number of apples per tree in an orchard of trees is 0.88....

The heritability for the number of apples per tree in an orchard of trees is 0.88. Consider the following statements and indicate whether they are true or false. For those that are false, explain why.

A. The environment has very little impact on the outcome of this trait.

B. Most of the phenotypic variation for this trait in this group of apple trees is due to genetic variation.

C. Based on the observation of the heritability, it is reasonable to conclude that heritability for apple number in another orchard is also high.

Expert Solution

In a simplest way, heritibilty is the offspring traits those are similar to the parents. Individuals in a single population show variable characters due to the genetic variation. Often a single trait differs between individuals due to the gene influence that control the character. So heritibility is the measuer that how much of the variation in a trait is due to variation in genetic factors.

Now if we check the options-

A. The environment has a very little impact on the outcome of the trait . This statement is true because heretibility vary from a range 0-1. Now, heretibility colse to 0 indicate that almost all of the veriation in the trait is due to enviornmetal factors. on the other hand, heritibility close to 1 is considerd that almost all off the variability in a trait comes from genetic difference. so in this orchad the heritibility is 0.88 which is close to 1 and thats why envionmental impact is very little.

B. Most of the phenotypic variation for the trait in this group of a apple tree is due to genetic variation. This statement is True and we have already discussed that.

C. Based on the observation of the heritability, it is reasonable to conclude that heritability for apple number in another orchard is also high. This is a false statement. because in another orchad the environmental factor is unknown. Estimation of the heritibilty of a trait is specific to one population dependent on environment, time and circumstance. so my measuring the heritibility of one orchad, it is difficut to comment on the heritibily of the other orchard.

gladiator answered 2 years ago

A study of 100 apple trees showed that the average number of apples per tree was...

A study of 100 apple trees showed that the average number of apples per tree was 1,000. The standard deviation of the population is 150. Which of the following is the 95% confidence interval for the mean number of apples for all trees? a.) (975.3, 1024.7) B.) (970.6, 1029.4) C.) (967.7, 1032.3) D.) (965.1, 1034.9)

A study of 35 apple trees showed that the average number of apples per tree was...

A study of 35 apple trees showed that the average number of apples per tree was 725. The standard deviation of the population is 100. Which of the following is the 99% confidence interval for the mean number of apples per tree for all trees?

Tree heights: Cherry trees in a certain orchard have heights that are normally distributed with mean...

Tree heights: Cherry trees in a certain orchard have heights that are normally distributed with mean =μ108 inches and standard deviation =σ13. (a) What proportion of trees are more than 131 inches tall? (b) What proportion of trees are less than 102 inches tall? (c) What is the probability that a randomly chosen tree is between 98 and 100 inches tall? Round the answers to four decimal places

In this project you are given the task of estimating the number of trees that will maximize the fruit production per acre of a local orchard.

In this project you are given the task of estimating the number of trees that will maximize the fruit production per acre of a local orchard. By researching other orchards, you discover that at 400 trees per acre, each tree will produce an average of 30 pounds of fruit. For each tree that is added to the acre, the average production per tree goes down 0.05 pounds 1. Use the information to build a table of values for this...

1)In a sample of 300 trees on someone’s orchard, A proportion of 0.78 were peach trees....

1)In a sample of 300 trees on someone’s orchard, A proportion of 0.78 were peach trees. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the total population proportion of peach trees in the entire orchard 2) Suppose A is the lower bound of the confidence interval you calculated in the previous problem. If you instead calculated a 99% confidence interval, would your lower bound be less than A or greater than A?

The diameters of Red Delicious apples in a certain orchard are normally distributed with a mean...

The diameters of Red Delicious apples in a certain orchard are normally distributed with a mean of 2.63 inches and a standard deviation of 0.25 inches. a. What percentage of the apples in the orchard have diameters less than 1.95 inches? b. What percentage of the apples in the orchard have diameters larger than 2.90 inches? c. If a crate of 200 apples is selected from the orchard, approximately how many apples would you expect to have diameters greater than...

Suppose that 32% of the apples grown on a particular orchard have blemishes that make it...

Suppose that 32% of the apples grown on a particular orchard have blemishes that make it difficult for them to be sold at a market. If a market purchases a crate that contains 100 apples selected randomly from the orchard, answer each of the following. Find the mean and standard deviation for the number of blemished apples in the crate. Compute the probability of there being exactly 32 blemished apples in the crate. Would it be considered unusual for 40...

1) A farmer finds that if she plants 60 trees per acre, each tree will yield...

1) A farmer finds that if she plants 60 trees per acre, each tree will yield 40 bushels of fruit. She estimates that for each additional tree planted per acre, the yield of each tree will decrease by 2 bushels. How many trees should she plant per acre to maximize her harvest? 2)A baseball team plays in a stadium that holds 46000 spectators. With the ticket price at $10 the average attendence has been 19000. When the price dropped to...

Suppose that you own an apple orchard and the following chart represents the quantity of apples...

Suppose that you own an apple orchard and the following chart represents the quantity of apples that can be picked from your orchard per hour with a given quantity of capital equipment, such as baskets and ladders. [15 points] a. Complete the table above by calculating the average total cost, marginal cost, average variable cost, and the average fixed cost. Quantity of Workers Apples Picked by workers Fixed Costs (FC) Variable Costs (VC) Total Costs (TC) Cost per Apple (ATC)...

Consider the following type of binary trees: data Tree a = Leaf a | Node (Tree...

Consider the following type of binary trees: data Tree a = Leaf a | Node (Tree a) (Tree a) A tree is balanced if the number of leaves in the left and right subtree of every node differ by at most one. Write a Haskell function balanced that returns whether a tree is balanced or not. balanced :: Tree a -> Bool

Question