A Certain Country in the Mediterranean Region Is Known for Its

question 29

Multiple Choice

A certain country in the Mediterranean region is known for its nurturing, cooperative culture. The people of this country prefer cooperation over competition. In the context of the dimensions of country cultures developed by Dutch scholar Geert Hofstede, this country is most likely to have _____.

• A) high scores on the power distance index dimension
• B) low scores on the masculinity versus femininity dimension
• C) high scores on the long-term orientation dimension
• D) low scores on the indulgence versus restraint dimension

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Definitions:

Ribosome

A cellular organelle composed of RNA and proteins, found throughout the cytoplasm in cells, which is involved in decoding the mRNA to produce proteins.

Nucleic Acid Bases

The parts of DNA and RNA molecules that carry genetic information, specifically adenine, thymine (in DNA), cytosine, guanine, and uracil (in RNA).

Three-Base Combinations

Sequences of three nucleotide bases in DNA or RNA, known as codons, which specify the addition of a specific amino acid to a growing polypeptide chain during protein synthesis.

mRNA Transcript

The single-stranded RNA molecule copied from one of the DNA strands of a gene, which is used as a template for protein synthesis in the ribosome.