Heritability refers to
A) the extent to which inherited genes are responsible for producing a particular trait.
B) a measure of the relative contribution of genetics and environmental factors to the overall variability observed in a given trait.
C) the extent to which a person inherits a trait from his or her parents.
D) genetic influence on a trait.
E) all of the above.

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Heritability is a statistical measure that estimates the proportion of variation in a trait within a population that is due to genetic differences among individuals, considering both genetic and environmental factors.

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