The Observation That Genetic Mutations in the Genome Appear to Accumulate

question 19

Multiple Choice

The observation that genetic mutations in the genome appear to accumulate at constant rates across a wide diversity of taxa led to the development of

• A)phylogenetic analysis.
• B)cladistics.
• C)molecular clocks.
• D)maximum parsimony.

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Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics focused on drawing conclusions and making predictions about a population based on a sample.

Inferential Parameters

Parameters derived from sample data for the purpose of making inferences about the larger population.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a statistic based on a random sample.

Statistical Inferences

The process of drawing conclusions about population parameters based on a sample.