Which of the Following Most Adequately Describes How the Alu

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following most adequately describes how the Alu element may have proliferated to constitute 10% of the human genome?

• A)Multiple retroelements code the same gene.
• B)Retroelements increase with every generation.
• C)A single retroelement can be copied into many RNA transcripts.
• D)Retroelements increase with each cell division.
• E)Retroelements show self-proliferation.

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Definitions:

Resamples

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A type of confidence interval used in statistics that adjusts for both bias and skewness in bootstrapping, providing a more accurate interval estimate.

Statistic

A numerical value that summarizes or describes a characteristic of a sample of data.

Permutation Test

A nonparametric method to determine statistical significance by computing all possible arrangements of observed data.