Heritability refers to
A) the genetic contribution to a phenotype in a population at a particular time.
B) the genetic contribution to the variability of a phenotype in a population at a particular time.
C) the number of genes contributing to a trait in a population.
D) the penetrance of the genes contributing to a trait in a population.
E) the degree to which offspring resemble parents.

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Heritability refers to the extent to which genetic factors contribute to the variation in a trait within a population at a particular time. It is not the same as the number of genes contributing to a trait or the penetrance of those genes. It also does not directly address the resemblance between parents and offspring.

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