In Science, a Theory Is

question 13

Multiple Choice

In science, a theory is

• A) speculative and unsupported by facts.
• B) a tentative explanation, comparable to a hypothesis.
• C) an explanation supported by a substantial body of evidence.
• D) something that can never be proven wrong.

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Definitions:

Committed Fraud

Refers to the act of deliberately deceiving someone in order to gain an unfair or illegal advantage, often financial.

Regulatory Mutations

Changes in the DNA that affect the regulation of gene expression without altering the gene's coding sequence.

Protein-Coding Sequence

A protein-coding sequence is a segment of DNA or RNA that contains the information necessary to construct a protein, critical for the functioning of cells and organisms.

Adaptation

An inherited aspect of an individual that allows it to outcompete other members of the same population that lack the trait (or that have a different version of the trait). Adaptations are traits that have evolved through the mechanism of natural selection.