Recall What You Have Read About the Genes Involved in Flowering

question 205

Essay

Recall what you have read about the genes involved in flowering in angiosperms: AP1, CO, FD, FLC, and FT.Which of the genes in this pathway is affected by temperature? Briefly explain the effect of temperature on this gene.

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Definitions:

Conservative Estimator

An estimator that tends to underestimate the parameter of interest to ensure not overestimating it.

Tukey's Multiple Comparison

A statistical test used to find the differences between means in a set of data, while controlling for the error rate.

Critical Number

In mathematics, it is a value at which the derivative of a function changes sign, used to find local maxima and minima.

Sum of Squares

A measure used in statistical analysis to quantify the variation or dispersion of a set of numbers.