Which of the following is true about the concept of heritability?

1. AThe heritability of a trait refers to differences in percentages of a trait within an individual
2. BHeritability refers to a population not to individual
3. CThe heritability of a trait is a single and fixed number
4. DHeritability tells us about the source of mean differences between groups

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Correct answer: B. Heritability refers to a population not to individual

Explanation

Heritability is a population statistic (the proportion of variance due to genes), not a property of an individual.