If Every Sexually Reproducing Organism Has Only Two Alleles for Each

question 18

Multiple Choice

If every sexually reproducing organism has only two alleles for each gene,how can there be a range of traits seen for a physical characteristic?

• A)One of the alleles in an organism is expressed at different levels, while the other is turned off.
• B)Sometimes one of the alleles works, and other times the other allele works.
• C)There can be more than two variations of a gene in a population.
• D)In a population there are only two variations of a gene, but they are blended differently during sexual reproduction.

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Test Computation

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Test Statistic

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T Value

A statistic calculated in a T-Test that determines the size of the difference relative to the variation in the sample data.

Degrees Of Freedom

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