Dumb question: if a trait is x% heritable, can you say anything about likelihood that an offspring of an affected individual has the trait?
@St_Rev (the case I care about has lots of genes implicated if that makes it easier)
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@sarahdoingthing I think the same argument works: heritability shouldn't distinguish btw partial expression of genes & nongenetic causes.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing bc it's just a simple correlation coefficient. OTOH the two cases make different predictions about offspring.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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