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11. A strawberry farmer determines that the average weight ofindividual strawberries produced by plants in his garden is 3 g. Heselects the 10 plants that produce the largest strawberries; theaverage weight of strawberries among these selected plants is 6 g.He interbreeds these selected strawberry plants. The progeny ofthese selected plants produce strawberries that weigh 4 grams.

If the farmer were to select plants that produce an averagestrawberry weight of 7 g, what would be the predicted weight ofstrawberries produced by the progeny of these selected plants?

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The correct answer is 299g Explanation The workhorse equation for quantitative genetics is R h2 S R is the response to selection S is    See Answer
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