Which of the following is true of a trait with high narrow-sense heritability?
A) it is resistant to natural selection but not artificial selection
B) it has high epistatic variation
C) it has high dominance variation
D) it has large potential for evolution via selection
E) it is resistant to artificial selection but not natural selection

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A trait with high narrow-sense heritability has a large proportion of its variation due to additive genetic factors, which means it has a large potential to respond to selection. Therefore, it is not resistant to natural selection or artificial selection, but rather has a high potential for evolution via selection.

Which of the Following Is True of a Trait with High