Which of the Following Statements Concerning Recent Party Gains and Losses

question 148

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning recent party gains and losses in the House and Senate is incorrect?

• A) The Republicans lost seats in the House in 2000.
• B) The Republicans lost seats in the Senate in 2000.
• C) The Republicans gained seats in the House in 2004.
• D) The Republicans gained seats in the Senate in 2004.
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Genetic Variation

The diversity of gene frequencies within a population, which drives evolution by enabling adaptation to changing environments.

Heritability

The proportion of observed variation in a particular trait, within a population, that can be attributed to inherited genetic factors as opposed to environmental influences.

Genome Wide Association

A study approach that involves rapidly scanning markers across complete sets of DNA, or genomes, of many people to find genetic variations associated with a particular disease.

Quantitative Trait Locus

A Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) is a region of DNA that is associated with a particular phenotypic trait, which varies in degree and can be attributed to polygenic effects.