What Does a Protease Inhibitor Do

question 4

Multiple Choice

What does a protease inhibitor do?

• A) dissolves the virus wall in HIV
• B) enhances the body's auto immune system
• C) blocks the enzyme that controls insertion of HIV material into the cell
• D) protects the organism from infection
• E) cuts the HIV into many pieces

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Definitions:

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true, usually set as a benchmark for testing hypotheses in research.

Decreasing

Involving a reduction in amount, size, strength, or number; moving in a descending order.

β Value

A parameter in statistical models, especially regression analysis, representing the slope of the line of best fit or the degree of change in the dependent variable for a one-unit change in an independent variable.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, commonly denoted by alpha (α) and used to measure the strength of evidence against the null hypothesis.