You Isolate DNA from a Particular Organism and Analyze It

question 4

Multiple Choice

You isolate DNA from a particular organism and analyze it. The amount of adenine was 6 µmoles and the A+T/G+C ratio is 4.0. How much guanine should be in the sample?

• A)6 µmoles
• B)3 µmoles
• C)1.5 µmoles
• D)4 µmoles
• E)12 µmoles

Distinguish between population parameters and sample statistics.

Calculate the standard deviation and mean for sampling distributions.

Recognize how sample size and population standard deviation affect the shape of sampling distributions.

Use statistical methods to estimate probabilities associated with sampling distributions.

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