Which of the Following Statements About the Genetic Code Is

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the genetic code is true?

• A)The first position of a codon determines the amino acid.
• B)An amino acid can often be specified for by more than one codon.
• C)Nonsense codons contain no information.
• D)Because DNA only contains four letters there are very few possible genes that can exist.

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Definitions:

P Value

The probability of observing test results at least as extreme as the results actually observed, under the assumption that the null hypothesis is correct.

Chi-square Statistic

A measure used in statistics to assess how expectations compare to actual observed data, particularly in the context of categorical variables.

Observed Frequencies

The actual number of occurrences of each category in statistical data.

Expected Frequencies

The anticipated counts in each category of a contingency table under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true, calculated from the proportions in the total sample.