Genetic Components of Variance and Genotypic Correlation Quiz
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What are the genetic components of variability that contribute to the total amount of genetic variation responsible for a phenotypic trait?

  • VD, VE, VG
  • VA, VG, VE
  • VA, VE, VI
  • VA, VD, VI (correct)

What is the genotypic intra-class correlation originally recognized by statistical geneticists?

  • Covariance among repeated evaluations
  • Correlation among repeated measures
  • Covariance between repeated measurements
  • Ratio of VG to VP (correct)

What does the correlation among repeated measures represent?

  • Covariance among repeated evaluations
  • Variance of Yij and Yij’
  • Covariance between Yij and Yij’ (correct)
  • Ratio of VG to VP

How is the correlation among repeated measures represented?

<p>(Equation 5) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for the correlation among repeated measures in terms of covariance and variance?

<p>ρ (Yij, Yij′) = Cov (Yij, Yij′) / Var (Yij) * Var (Yij′) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for estimating broad sense heritability?

<p>V(G)/V(P) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the genotypic variance consist of in the composition of total genotypic variance (V_G = V_A + V_D + V_I)?

<p>The variance of breeding values due to inheritance of a particular allele (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of distinguishing heritability in the broad sense from the concept of repeatability?

<p>To apply intra-class correlation to animals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for heritability in the narrow sense, as defined by JL Lush?

<p>h^2 = VA/VP (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does broad sense heritability estimate?

<p>The extent to which phenotypes are determined by genes transmitted from parents (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The genetic components of variability responsible for a phenotypic trait include additive variance, VA, dominance variance, VD, and epistatic variance, VI.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The total amount of genetic variation responsible for a phenotypic trait can be represented as VP = VG + VE.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The genotypic intra-class correlation is originally recognized by statistical geneticists such as RA Fisher.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The correlation among repeated measures is represented by the equation: $\rho(Y_{ij}, Y_{ij'}) = \frac{Cov(Y_{ij}, Y_{ij'})}{\sqrt{Var(Y_{ij})Var(Y_{ij'})}}$.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The correlation among repeated measures is represented by the equation: $\rho(Y_{ij}, Y_{ij'}) = Cov(Y_{ij}, Y_{ij'}) \times Var(Y_{ij}) \times Var(Y_{ij'})$.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Broad sense heritability is estimated using Equation 6, where V_G represents the total genetic variance and V_P represents the phenotypic variance.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The narrow sense heritability, denoted as h^2, is defined by the equation h^2 = V_A / V_P, where V_A represents the additive genetic variance and V_P represents the phenotypic variance.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Repeatability, as referred to by JL Lush, is a concept related to broad sense heritability.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The genotypic variance consists of additive genetic variance, dominance variance, and epistatic variance, as represented by V_G = V_A + V_D + V_I.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The intra-class correlation coefficient was originally recognized as heritability in the broad sense by JL Lush in 1937.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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