The Most Efficient Method of Determining the Base Sequence of a Piece

question 13

Multiple Choice

The most efficient method of determining the base sequence of a piece of DNA is to

• A) insert the ligase gene.
• B) expose it to radioactivity.
• C) use an automated sequencing machine.
• D) hand-count the base pairs.

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Definitions:

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between the statistical characteristics of a population and those of a sample from that population.

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample set, calculated by summing the sample points and dividing by the number of samples.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used in the estimation of the mean.

Point Estimate

A single value or statistic that serves as the best guess or most plausible value of a population parameter based on sample data.