Modern Molecular Genetics Methods Have Been Used to Increase Our

question 30

Multiple Choice

Modern molecular genetics methods have been used to increase our knowledge of recent human evolution in which of the following ways?

• A)to show that selection in humans has been accelerating over the past 10,000 years
• B)to identify the genes responsible for lactose intolerance
• C)to compare competing theories for the timeline of human origins out of Africa
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Large Sample

A statistical concept where the sample size is sufficiently large to approximate certain properties of the entire population under study.

ANOVA F Statistic

A statistic used in Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) tests to determine if there are significant differences between the means of three or more groups.

Significance Level

A threshold chosen by the researcher which the p-value must be below in order to reject the null hypothesis.

Explanatory Variables

Variables in a statistical model that are used to predict or explain changes in the dependent variable.