Describe What Candidates in Texas Must Do to Run a Successful

question 15

Essay

Describe what candidates in Texas must do to run a successful campaign for office. Include in your discussion a consideration of the need to both raise funds and communicate with voters. Explain one reform that might improve the system, or explain why you think the system needs no reform.

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Definitions:

Epigenetic Mark

Alterations to DNA and histone proteins that influence gene activity without changing the DNA sequence itself.

Gene

A unit of heredity made up of DNA that is passed from parents to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring.

Fraternal Twins

Twins formed from the fertilization of two separate eggs by two different sperm cells, resulting in genetically distinct individuals.

Monozygotic

Refers to twins that are genetically identical, resulting from a single fertilized egg splitting into two.