The Condition That Exists When an Organism Gains or Loses

question 37

Multiple Choice

The condition that exists when an organism gains or loses one or more chromosomes but not a complete haploid set is known as____ .

• A)polyploidy
• B)triploidy
• C)euploidy
• D)aneuploidy
• E)trisomy

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Definitions:

ANOVA Model

A statistical method (Analysis of Variance) used to compare means across three or more groups for statistical significance.

Sum Squares Treatments (SST)

The total variation attributed to different treatments in an analysis of variance (ANOVA) context, measuring the difference between treatment means and the overall mean.

Mean Square Treatments

In the context of ANOVA, a measure of variance among the means of different groups, calculated by dividing the sum of squares due to treatment by the degrees of freedom for treatment.

F-test

A statistical test used to compare two variances and ascertain if they come from populations with equal variances.