Examples of heritability estimates.


Heritability (100%: fully inherited, 0%: environmentally controlled)
cattle butterfat percentage 60%
milk yield 30%

pigs body length 50%
weight at 180 days 30%
litter size 15%

poultry egg weight 60%
annual egg production 30%
body weight 20%
viability 10%

fruit fly abdominal bristle number 50%
body size 40%
ovary size 30%
egg production 20%

Reference

Falconer, D. S. (1960) Introduction to quantitative genetics. R Mac Lehose and Company, Glasgow.


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