How Is Mitochondrial DNA Inherited

question 64

Multiple Choice

How is mitochondrial DNA inherited?

• A)All mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother.
• B)Fifty percent of mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother and 50 percent from the father.
• C)All mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the father.
• D)Only 75 percent of mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the father,the other 25 percent is inherited from the mother.

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Definitions:

Hypotheses Testing

A statistical method that uses sample data to evaluate a hypothesis about a population parameter, typically involving a test statistic to determine the likelihood of the hypothesis being true.

ρ Values

In statistics, ρ often denotes the population correlation coefficient or the significance level of a hypothesis test, context depending.

Spearman Rank-Correlation

An assessment of rank correlation, not based on parameters, which evaluates the extent to which two variables' relationship can be represented through a monotonic function.

Pearson Correlation

is a measure of the linear correlation between two variables, quantifying the strength and direction of their relationship.