Chromosomes That Occur in Pairs and Code for the Same

question 41

Multiple Choice

Chromosomes that occur in pairs and code for the same traits are called ________ chromosomes; these do not include the ________ chromosomes, which code for gender.

• A) homologous; autosomes
• B) autosomes; homologous
• C) diploid; haploid
• D) homologous: sex
• E) sex; autosomes

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Definitions:

Randomized Block Experiment

An experimental design that groups subjects into blocks based on a characteristic to reduce variability, then randomly assigns treatments within blocks.

Ordinal

Pertaining to a type of data or scale that expresses order or ranking among categories without implying precise measurements.

Friedman Test

A non-parametric statistical test for comparing more than two related groups, assessing differences across multiple test attempts.

Rejection Region

In statistical hypothesis testing, it is the range of values for which the null hypothesis is considered improbable enough to be rejected.