Approximately Half of the Small Insertions or Deletions That Are

question 24

Multiple Choice

Approximately half of the small insertions or deletions that are found in coding regions of DNA have lengths that are an exact multiple of 3. If the lengths of insertions or deletions in coding regions were completely random, what proportion would be expected to be an exact multiple of 3?

• A)1/6
• B)1/3
• C)2/3
• D)1/2
• E)None of the answer options is correct.

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Definitions:

T-Distribution

A probability distribution that arises in the sampling distribution of sample means, especially useful when the sample size is small and the population variance is unknown.

Population Mean

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T Distribution Table

A table used in statistics that shows the critical values of the t-distribution, aiding in hypothesis testing and confidence interval estimation.

Degrees Of Freedom

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