Given that the heritability for Trait Q in the population of people with Gene Z is .80, a person with Gene Z has an 80 percent chance of having Trait Q.

Name: Given that the heritability for Trait Q in the population of people with Gene Z is .80, a person with Gene Z has an 80 percent chance of having Trait Q.
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Heritability of .80 means that 80% of the variation in Trait Q among people with Gene Z is due to genetic differences, not that an individual has an 80% chance of having the trait.

Given That the Heritability for Trait Q in the Population