Philip Cohen Writes That It Is Challenging to Define Family

question 49

Multiple Choice

Philip Cohen writes that it is challenging to define family because

• A) who counts as family is defined by the law.
• B) only people who are biologically related are family.
• C) no one has been able to define family before.
• D) different people and cultures use different definitions.

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Definitions:

Silencers

Devices attached to or part of the barrel of firearms that reduce the noise, muzzle flash, and recoil when the gun is fired.

Transcription

The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA, which can be used to produce proteins.

Transcription Factors

Proteins that bind to specific DNA sequences, thereby controlling the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA.

Gene Expression

The process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product, often proteins, which can affect the phenotype of the organism.