Provide an Appropriate Response

question 118

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-Here are the batting averages of Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds for 13 recent years. Which player is more
consistent? Explain your reasoning. $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l l l } \text { Sammy Sosa } & 0.203 & 0.260 & 0.261 & 0.300 & 0.268 & 0.273 & 0.251 & 0.308 & 0.288 & 0.320 & 0.328 & 0.288 & 0.279 \end{array}$
$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l l l } \text { Barry Bonds } & 0.292 & 0.311 & 0.336 & 0.312 & 0.294 & 0.308 & 0.291 & 0.303 & 0.262 & 0.306 & 0.328 & 0.370 & 0.341 \end{array}$

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Definitions:

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell, involved in sexual reproduction.

Sperm Cell

The male reproductive cell, which can fertilize an egg cell to initiate the development of a new organism.

Genetic Material

Molecules within living cells that carry genetic information, primarily DNA or RNA, which guide the development, functioning, and reproduction of organisms.

Monozygotic (MZ) Twins

Twins that derive from a single zygote that has split into two; identical twins. Each MZ twin carries the same genetic code.