<p>I recently read a statement that goes like this: heritability is a population construct. Isn't heritability dependent on genetic differences? <strong>Can someone provide an example of what it means to be a population construct?</strong> Thanks</p>

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A possible duplicate: [How to interpret genetic variance of IQ?](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/q/27432/7001)
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Does heritability define the person in terms of the population?
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# Does heritability define the person in terms of the population?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-22)

I recently read a statement that goes like this: heritability is a population construct. Isn't heritability dependent on genetic differences? **Can someone provide an example of what it means to be a population construct?** Thanks

**Tags:** genetics, nature-nurture

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> **username_1**: A possible duplicate: [How to interpret genetic variance of IQ?](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/q/27432/7001)  

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