Which of the Following Does Not Provide Molecular Evidence for Evolution

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not provide molecular evidence for evolution?

• A)The 1,000-fold differences in nonsynonymous substitutions between some genes
• B)The existence of pseudogenes
• C)The fact that high-expression genes use amino acids that are less energetically costly than those used by low-expression genes
• D)The fact that there is a lower rate of nucleotide substitutions in coding regions than in noncoding regions of genes
• E)All these are molecular evidence for evolution

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Definitions:

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between a sample statistic and the corresponding population parameter that arises due to chance.

Null Hypothesis

A statement suggesting no statistical significance or effect, used as a default position that there is no relationship between two measured phenomena.

Research Hypothesis

A specific, testable prediction about the expected outcome of a study based on theoretical grounds.