Match the Term with the Definition

question 77

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the definition.
-Patronage scheme in which politicians doled out government positions to their loyal supporters; it led to widespread corruption during the Gilded Age.

• A)civil service reform
• B)finance capitalism
• C)free silver
• D)Gilded Age
• E)gospel of wealth
• F)Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
• G)Jim Crow
• H)trust
• I)Sherman Antitrust Act
• J)social Darwinism
• K)spoils system
• L)Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)

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Definitions:

Chromatin

A structure composed of DNA and predominant proteins, particularly histones, which create chromosomes inside the nucleus of cells belonging to eukaryotes.

Degradation of mRNA

mRNA degradation is a regulated process that helps control the levels of specific mRNA molecules in the cell, influencing protein synthesis.

Enhancer Elements

Short regions of DNA that can increase the likelihood of transcription of particular genes by interacting with specific proteins.

Regulation of Transcription

The process of controlling the rate and manner in which genetic information is transcribed from DNA to mRNA, influencing gene expression.