Financial Support Provided to a Biological Mother by Prospective Adoptive

question 34

Multiple Choice

Financial support provided to a biological mother by prospective adoptive parents

• A) is limited by state statutes to guard against an adoption's appearing to involve the purchase of a child
• B) is not required if an independent adoption is taking place
• C) is encouraged by state statutes to ensure the biological mother has been paid a fair amount
• D) is normally not required
• E) None of these choices is correct.

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Definitions:

Leading Strand

Strand of DNA that is synthesized continuously. Compare with lagging strand.

Okazaki Fragment

One of many short segments of DNA, each 100 to 1000 nucleotides long, that must be joined by DNA ligase to form the lagging strand in DNA replication.

DNA Helicase

An enzyme that unwinds the DNA helix ahead of the replication fork, allowing the replication machinery to access the single strands of DNA.

Primosome

A complex of proteins responsible for synthesizing the RNA primers required in DNA synthesis.