What Percentage of Bases in a Stretch of Double-Stranded DNA

question 5

Multiple Choice

What percentage of bases in a stretch of double-stranded DNA that contains 30% guanine (G) bases would be adenine (A) ?

• A)70%
• B)60%
• C)30%
• D)20%

Define and calculate the reliability of a system composed of multiple components.

Understand the role of redundancy and component quality in achieving high system reliability.

Calculate expected breakdown costs from given data.

Describe the importance of standard deviation in assessing the reliability of a product, machine, or process.

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Definitions:

Unimodal

Refers to a distribution that has a single peak or mode.

Median

The middle value in a sorted list of numbers, effectively dividing the distribution into two equal halves.

Mean

In statistics, it refers to the average value in a data set, calculated by summing all the numbers and dividing by the count of these numbers.

IQR

Short for Interquartile Range, it measures the middle 50% of data points in a dataset, offering a glimpse into data spread.