The Term 'Recombinant Organism' Refers to _______

question 89

Multiple Choice

The term 'recombinant organism' refers to _______.

• A) an organism that has recombined its genes
• B) an organism that has genes passed down from the parent cell to the daughter cells during binary fission
• C) an organism that expresses proteins coded for by genes that originated in a different organism
• D) genetically engineered cells, but not those that have new genes as a result of horizontal gene transfer

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Definitions:

Predictor Variables

Variables that are used in statistical models to predict or explain variations in another variable, often the dependent variable.

Criterion Variable

A dependent variable that is influenced by other variables in a study.

Relationship

Refers to a connection, association, or interaction between two or more variables, entities, or individuals.

Multiple Correlation

A statistical technique that measures the strength of a relationship between one dependent variable and several independent variables.