Problem: Apply the heritability, response to selection and selection differential concepts in examples A pumpkin farmer is able to determine the average weight of each individual pumpkin produced. The average of each pumpkin was 60 lbs. He selects the 12 plants that produce the largest pumpkins; the average weight of pumpkins produced by the pumpkins selected is 80 lbs. He interbreeds the selected pumpkins. The progeny of these selected pumpkins had an average weight of 65 lbs. If the farmer instead selected pumpkins with an average weight of 70 lbs, what would be the predicted weight of the pumpkins produced by the progeny of those selected pumpkins? Need Assignment Help?