A Geneticist Examines a Somatic Cell from a Fly During

question 15

Multiple Choice

A geneticist examines a somatic cell from a fly during metaphase of mitosis and determines that 16 chromatids are present.If a germ-line cell from this species divides by meiosis,then at the end of meiosis I (including the first cytokinesis) each cell will contain

• A)8 chromosomes with 8 DNA molecules.
• B)8 chromosomes with 16 DNA molecules.
• C)4 chromosomes with 4 DNA molecules.
• D)4 chromosomes with 8 DNA molecules.

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Definitions:

P-value

In hypothesis testing, the probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the results observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true.

Statistical Table

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Significance Level

A threshold in hypothesis testing, typically denoted by alpha, that determines the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, used to assess the strength of the evidence against the null hypothesis.