The Definition of Mutation Is "Any Heritable Change in the Genetic

question 121

Multiple Choice

The definition of mutation is "any heritable change in the genetic material." The qualifier "heritable" is necessary because:

• A)most changes in the genetic material are harmful to the organism.
• B)changes in the genetic material occur at random along the genome.
• C)changes in the genetic material occur without regard to the needs of the organism.
• D)most changes in the genetic material are repaired soon after they occur.

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Definitions:

Stem

In the context of data visualization, the stem represents the main part of a stem-and-leaf plot, displaying digits for significant value while the leaf displays less significant digits.

Split the Stems

A technique used in stem-and-leaf plots to spread out the data more evenly across the plot by splitting the stems to create more intervals.

Stemplot

A graphical method used in statistics to display the distribution of a dataset, where each number is split into a stem and a leaf, thus showing the shape of the data.

Split the Stem

A method in stem-and-leaf plots to increase the plotting resolution by splitting stems into two halves, improving data visualization.