To Express a Polygenic Trait

question 6

Multiple Choice

To express a polygenic trait:

• A) Genes must interact with the environment.
• B) Several genes must act together.
• C) Multiple mutations must occur in the same family.
• D) Penetrance must occur.

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Definitions:

Population Parameters

The actual values that describe characteristics of an entire population, such as mean, variance, and standard deviation.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis in statistics that proposes no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested.

Alternative Hypothesis

The Alternative Hypothesis is the hypothesis that there is a significant difference or effect, opposed to the null hypothesis in statistical testing.

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that allows for making predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample of data.