A Survey of DNA Damage in American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida.

Environ Mol Mutagen · 2026 · PMC13109689 · PMID 42033008

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meaningfully significantp < 0.1so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

We include both levels of significance, as in some settings outcomes in studies that are meaningfully significant (i.e., p < 0.1) but that do not reach the statistical level of p < 0.05 are being presented as no different from controls, which is an incorrect conclusion (Wise et al. 2024 ).

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