Which Is the General Term for the Agencies and Offices

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which is the general term for the agencies and offices devoted to carrying out the tasks of government consistent with the law?

• A) government bureaucracy
• B) government agency
• C) cabinet department
• D) independent agency
• E) government corporation

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Definitions:

Epigenetics

The study of stable changes in the expression of a particular gene that occur without changes in DNA base sequences; the Greek prefix epi- means “on top of” or “in addition to.”

Gene Expression

The process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize a functional gene product, often a protein.

DNA Base Sequences

The order of nucleotide bases (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) in a DNA molecule that determines genetic information.

Gene Frequencies

The ratio of a particular allele to the total of all other alleles of the same gene in a given population.