Match the Following Terms to the Definition with Which They

question 85

Short Answer

Match the following terms to the definition with which they best correspond.
-one-nucleotide DNA sequence variation carried by a measurable percentage of a population.
A)single-nucleotide polymorphism
B)cloning vector
C)DNA ligase
D)probe
E)genome

• A)single-nucleotide polymorphism
• B)cloning vector
• C)DNA ligase
• D)probe
• E)genome

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Definitions:

Contingency Table

A table used in statistics to display the frequency distribution of variables to show the relationship between them.

Level of Significance

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is in fact true; commonly set thresholds include 0.05 or 0.01.

Null Hypothesis

The null hypothesis is a statement or hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, typically to be tested against an alternative hypothesis.

Critical Value

The threshold in a statistical test such that if the calculated test statistic is beyond this point, the null hypothesis is rejected.