Scientists Have Conducted Breeding Experiments by Mating Across Generations Nonhumans

question 18

Multiple Choice

Scientists have conducted breeding experiments by mating across generations nonhumans that prefer alcohol. What have these researchers found?

• A) Alcohol preference is not genetic.
• B) One or a few of the offspring prefer alcohol over other tastes but still more than the norm.
• C) Generally, the offspring prefer alcohol over other tastes.
• D) The preference for alcohol is seen only in male subjects.

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in the calculation of a statistic.

Critical Value

A threshold in hypothesis testing that defines the boundary between the region where the null hypothesis is rejected and where it is not.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in the statistical analysis without violating any constraints.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of values in the final calculation of a statistic that are free to vary.