Molecular Geneticists Look for ____________,Or Genes That Have a Greater

question 7

Multiple Choice

Molecular geneticists look for ____________,or genes that have a greater impact on a trait of interest than other genes.

• A)paternal genes
• B)mutated genes
• C)candidate genes
• D)maternal genes

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Definitions:

Hypothesized Population

The theoretical or assumed characteristics of a population from which a sample is drawn for the purpose of hypothesis testing.

Standard Error

A statistical measure that describes the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population by quantifying the dispersion of sample means around the population mean.

Critical Value Approach

A method of statistical testing which involves comparing the calculated value of a test statistic to a critical value to decide whether or not to reject the null hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

A statement used in statistics that proposes there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested against an alternative hypothesis.