Professor Stapley's study of a large group of individuals indicates that 45 percent of person-to-person differences in neuroticism among the group members can be attributed to their differing genes.The 45-percent figure represents an estimate of
A) epigenetic marks.
B) common ancestry.
C) heritability.
D) temperament.

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The 45-percent figure represents an estimate of heritability, which is the proportion of variability in a trait that can be attributed to genetic differences among individuals in a population.

Professor Stapley's Study of a Large Group of Individuals Indicates