Which Type of Mutant Would Be Most Likely to Produce

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which type of mutant would be most likely to produce a bushier phenotype?

• A) auxin overproducer
• B) strigolactone overproducer
• C) cytokinin underproducer
• D) gibberellin overproducer
• E) strigolactone underproducer

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Definitions:

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing, particularly in situations dealing with small sample sizes or unknown standard deviations, to determine if there is a significant difference between two sets of data.

Null

Often refers to a value of zero in various contexts, such as null pointers in programming or null hypotheses in statistics.

Alpha

A threshold level used in statistics to determine the significance of results, often set at 0.05 or 5%.

Critical Value

A threshold in hypothesis testing that determines whether to reject the null hypothesis, based on the distribution of a test statistic.