Lipids Differ in Their Degree of Saturation or Unsaturation Due

question 168

Multiple Choice

Lipids differ in their degree of saturation or unsaturation due to their number of which of the following factors?

• A) the number of amino acids
• B) the number of double bonds
• C) the number of saccharide units
• D) the number of peptide linkages

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Definitions:

Parsimony

The principle of using the simplest or least complicated explanatory means necessary to adequately account for observed phenomena, often used in model selection.

Regression Model

A statistical technique for estimating the relationships among variables, often used for prediction and forecasting.

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing, calculated from sample data to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Correlation Coefficient

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