Which Statement About Gene Expression Is TRUE

question 138

Multiple Choice

Which statement about gene expression is TRUE?

• A) All genes possessed by an individual are expressed continuously.
• B) All genes contained in a particular cell are expressed in that cell, but not all genes are contained in every cell.
• C) Some genes are expressed for only a short period of the cell's life.
• D) All genes possessed by an individual are expressed at some point in the individual's life.

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution or to a system without violating any constraints.

F Statistic

A ratio of variance estimates used in statistical analysis to test the significance of multiple group means.

Main Effect

Refers to the direct impact of an independent variable on a dependent variable in a statistical model.

P-Value

A statistical metric indicating the likelihood of obtaining the observed results when the null hypothesis of a study is true.