Race/ethnicity and Social Class Are Often Confounded

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Essay

Race/ethnicity and social class are often confounded. Explain why this creates a critical methodological issue in social science research.

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Definitions:

Codon

A sequence of three nucleotides in DNA or RNA that specifies the addition of a specific amino acid during protein synthesis.

RNA Polymerases

Enzymes responsible for synthesizing RNA molecules from a DNA template, essential for the process of transcription.

Transcription

The method in which a portion of DNA is transcribed into RNA by the action of the enzyme RNA polymerase.

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a type of RNA molecule that carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where proteins are synthesized.