In an experimental population of flour beetles, the body length shows a continuous distribution with a mean of 6.8 mm. A group of males and females with body length of 9 mm are removed and interbred. The body lengths of their offspring average 7.6 mm. Based on these data what is the heritability in the narrow sense for body length in this population? 0.38 0.36 0.66 0.64
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