If Taxpayers Are Married and Living Together at the End

question 90

True/False

If taxpayers are married and living together at the end of the year, they must file a joint tax return.

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Definitions:

Genes

Functional units or sections of DNA that provide a blueprint or code to the cell for how to produce proteins and enzymes. Found on chromosomes, they come in matching pairs, one from each parent.

Zygotes

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, representing the earliest stage of development in many organisms.

Allostasis

“Balance through adaptation.” In this model of stress processes, the central nervous system (CNS) controls multiple interacting regulatory processes so that the best balance for each specific challenge is found, rather than returning to a fixed set point.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A model that describes the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress, developed by Hans Selye.