If a Researcher Was Inputting Data Relating to Blood Pressure

question 8

Multiple Choice

If a researcher was inputting data relating to blood pressure recordings over differing times during the day, what type of variable would be selected at the level of measurement (of the variable) ?

• A) Nominal
• B) Ordinal
• C) Scale - interval
• D) Scale - ratio

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Definitions:

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an organism, consisting of both the visibly expressed genes and those that are not expressed.

Heterozygous

Having two different alleles of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent.

Homozygous

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait on both homologous chromosomes.

Dihybrid Cross

A genetic cross that takes into account the behavior of alleles of two loci. Compare with monohybrid cross.