A Gene That Produces Multiple Effects Is Called A(n)

question 59

Multiple Choice

A gene that produces multiple effects is called a(n)  

• A) multiple allele.
• B) autosome.
• C) epistatic gene.
• D) pleiotropic gene.
• E) incompletely dominant gene.

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Definitions:

Type I Error

The error that occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected, falsely indicating a statistically significant effect.

Type I Error

The error of rejecting a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive" error.

Type II Error

Failing to detect an effect or difference that exists because the null hypothesis was incorrectly accepted.

α

Alpha (α) is a threshold value used in hypothesis testing to determine the significance level at which the null hypothesis can be rejected.