Targeted Mutation in Mice That Prevented the Production of Insulin

question 60

Multiple Choice

Targeted mutation in mice that prevented the production of insulin receptors in the brain without affecting their production elsewhere in the body resulted in mice that

• A) experienced diabetes.
• B) lose a great deal of weight.
• C) showed behavior similar to post traumatic stress.
• D) maintained body weight for an extended period of time.
• E) became obese.

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Definitions:

Samples

Subsets of a population selected for measurement, observation, or questioning to make statistical inferences about the whole population.

Populations

In statistics, the entire pool from which a statistical sample is drawn and to which conclusions or inferences are made based on the sample.

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between a sample statistic and its corresponding population parameter, due to the fact that the sample is not a perfect representation of the population.

Systematic Error

A consistent, predictable error associated with the measurement process that affects all data points in the same direction.