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| Describe the methodology of “strong inference”. |
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Definition
(1) Devise alternative hypotheses
(2) Devise an experiment, with alternative possible outcomes, each of which
will, as nearly as possible, exclude one or more of the hypotheses
(3) Carry out the experiment to get a clean result
(4) Go to (1) |
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| In what ways are models useful to science? |
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Definition
Models are useful to predict properties and behavior of phenomena being
studied.
The predictions (and therefore the model) may be experimentally tested, in
which case the predictions would be “hypotheses”. |
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| What is the conclusion of the Meselson-Stahl experiment? |
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Definition
| DNA replication is semi-conservative. |
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Term
What is the most salient feature of a model for DNA when one describes DNA replication
as “semi-conservative”? |
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Term
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The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity,
and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief
from opinion. |
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Term
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A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
· The process of reaching such a conclusion. |
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| Elimination of hypotheses through evidence gathering. |
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Term
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Definition
Calculating the probability that a given hypothesis is correct from
evidence. |
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Term
| model-independent realism |
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Definition
The idea that a physical theory or world picture is a model
(generally mathematical in nature) and a set of rules that connect the model to
observations. |
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Term
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Definition
The process of making a copy of a DNA molecule, resulting in two
identical DNA moleules. |
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| conservative DNA replication |
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Definition
A parent DNA molecule is completely intact before and
after DNA replication. |
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Term
| semi-conservative DNA replication |
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Definition
The two strands of a parent DNA molecule are
split between the two replicate DNA molecules such that each replicate has one of
the parent strands. |
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