What Do We Call a Pairing of Genes with One

question 140

Multiple Choice

What do we call a pairing of genes with one dominant and one recessive gene?

• A)homozygous
• B)phenotypic
• C)heterozygous
• D)polygenic

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

Sampling Distribution is the probability distribution of a given statistic based on a random sample, used to make inferences about a population.

Sample Proportion

The ratio of members in a sample exhibiting a certain trait to the total number of members in the sample.

Central Limit Theorem

A principle stating that the distribution of sample means approaches a normal distribution as the sample size becomes larger, regardless of the population's distribution.

Standard Errors

A statistical term that describes the estimated standard deviation of a sampling distribution of a statistic, often used in hypothesis testing.