If genetically identical strains of corn are grown in different environments, then differences in height would be due to the environment and the heritability measure would:
A)be 100%.
B)be 0%.
C)indicate that the environment has no effect on inheritance of the trait.
D)indicate that the genotypic differences have no effect on the inheritance of the trait.
E)None of the answer options is correct.

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If genetically identical strains of corn are grown in different environments and differences in height are observed, it indicates that the trait is highly influenced by environmental factors and not by genetic factors. Therefore, the heritability measure would be close to 0% as there is no genetic variation that is contributing to the observed differences.

If Genetically Identical Strains of Corn Are Grown in Different