Knowing the _____ of a trait has great practical importance because it allows statistical predictions regarding the phenotypes of offspring to be made on the basis of the parents' phenotypes.
A) variance
B) inbreeding coefficient
C) heritability
D) genotype
E) mean

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Heritability measures the proportion of phenotypic variation in a population that is attributable to genetic variation, allowing predictions about offspring phenotypes based on parental phenotypes.

Knowing the _____ of a Trait Has Great Practical Importance