Biologists Use a Chemical Derived from a Bacterium to Help

question 188

Multiple Choice

Biologists use a chemical derived from a bacterium to help treat sewage waste.This is an example of

• A) in vitro evolution.
• B) reverse transcriptase.
• C) biased gene conversion.
• D) bioprospecting.
• E) remediation.

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Definitions:

Nonzero Differences

Refers to the outcomes in statistical analyses where the differences between compared measures or values are not equal to zero, indicating variability or effect.

Binomial Distribution

The binomial distribution is a probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood of obtaining a fixed number of successes in a fixed number of trials in a binary context, where there are only two possible outcomes.

Sign Test

A non-parametric test used to determine if the median of a population differs from a specified value by examining the signs (+, -, =) of the differences rather than their magnitudes.

Matched Pairs Sample

A study design where subjects are paired based on certain characteristics or conditions, and then differences between pairs are examined for impact of a treatment or condition.