Demographers Divide the Aging Population into Three Categories

question 101

Multiple Choice

Demographers divide the aging population into three categories. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

• A) "advanced-old"
• B) "young-old"
• C) "older-old"
• D) "old-old"

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Definitions:

Parental Strands

Refers to the original strands of DNA or RNA from which new strands are synthesized during replication.

Conservative Replication

A hypothetical model of DNA replication where the original DNA molecule is fully preserved and a completely new copy is produced.

Mismatch Repair Enzymes

A system within cells that repairs mispaired nucleotides which may arise during DNA replication and recombination, as well as repairing some forms of DNA damage.

DNA Polymerase

A catalyst that constructs DNA strands using deoxyribonucleotides as the foundational components of DNA.