Which of the Following Is Most Likely a Signature of an Operon

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most likely a signature of an operon?

• A) large distances between consecutive coding regions and functional association of the gene products
• B) large distances between consecutive coding regions and gene products involved in different pathways
• C) short distances between consecutive coding regions and gene products involved in different pathways
• D) short distances between consecutive coding regions and functional association of gene products

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Definitions:

One-Tailed Test

A hypothesis test in which the region of rejection is only on one side of the sampling distribution, used when a research hypothesis predicts a direction of the effect.

P-Value

The p-value measures the evidence against the null hypothesis, indicating the probability of observing the test results under the null hypothesis.

Two-Tailed

Pertains to a type of hypothesis test where the area of interest is in both tails of the distribution, indicating that deviations from the null hypothesis in either direction are considered.

Alternative Hypothesis

In statistical hypothesis testing, it is the hypothesis that suggests there is a significant difference between the parameters of two or more populations.