If all variation among individuals in a population is due to differing environments, heritability is _____, and the slope of the line used to measure it is _____.
A)100%; 0.5
B)100%; 1
C)50%; 0.5
D)50%; 1
E)0; 0

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If all variation among individuals in a population is due to differing environments, heritability is 0 because there is no genetic variation to explain phenotypic differences. The slope of the line used to measure it would also be 0, as there is no relationship between genetic relatedness and phenotypic variation in this scenario.

If All Variation Among Individuals in a Population Is Due