A Theory Is an Abstraction Used Often by Economists to

question 16

Multiple Choice

A theory is an abstraction used often by economists to

• A)describe a problem.
• B)keep all assumptions in their proper places.
• C)explain why things work the way they do.
• D)describe a hierarchical ordering of facts.
• E)arrange variables into a graphical format.

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Definitions:

Pigmentation

The coloring of a person's skin, hair, or eyes due to the deposition of melanin, a natural pigment produced by certain cells called melanocytes.

Incomplete Dominance

A genetic phenomenon where the phenotype of a heterozygote is intermediate between the phenotypes of the two homozygotes.

Thalassemia

A blood disorder characterized by the body producing an abnormal form of hemoglobin, resulting in anemia.

Polymorphism

The occurrence of something in multiple forms or variants, frequently used in genetics to describe the variation in DNA sequence among individuals.