Explain What Multigenerational Punishment Is and How It Shows Up

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Essay

Explain what multigenerational punishment is and how it shows up in the lives of immigrant populations in the United States.

Grasp the concepts of gene flow, genetic drift, and their effects on allele frequencies.

Comprehend methods for constructing phylogenetic trees and their applications.

Understand the mechanisms that can create discrepancies between gene histories and species histories.

Recognize molecular evidence for the evolutionary relationships among species, including humans.

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Definitions:

External Cost

A cost of a transaction that affects someone who is not directly involved in the transaction.

Profit Maximizing

A strategy or point at which a firm decides the price and output level that leads to the maximum profit.

MSB Curve

The Marginal Social Benefit curve, showing the extra benefit to society of producing one more unit of a good.

MCA Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the amount of pollution abated and the marginal cost of abatement.