Which of the Following Changes Are Most Likely to Occur

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following changes are most likely to occur in a male songbird that has a mutation in the cells in its anterior pituitary gland such that FSH and LH are produced at 1% of normal levels?

• A) decreased frequency of "singing" to attract females
• B) increased testosterone production
• C) increased courtship displays to attract females
• D) decreased GnRH production

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Definitions:

Poisson Distribution

The Poisson distribution is a probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space if these events happen with a known constant rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points around their mean value, quantifying how much the data points differ from the average.

Poisson Problem

A statistical problem that deals with counting the number of events that occur randomly over a fixed period or in a fixed space, assuming that these events happen with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Number of Events

The total count of occurrences or actions within a specified context or timeframe.