When the Person Selected as a Judge Stands for Election

question 45

True/False

When the person selected as a judge stands for election within a short time after they are selected, this is referred to as merit standing.

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, a fundamental concept in evolutionary biology.

Diploid

A cell or organism that has two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent, typical of most adult organisms.

Alleles

Different forms of a gene that can exist at a specific locus on a chromosome, contributing to the genetic diversity of organisms.

Hardy-Weinberg Principle

A rule that declares the frequencies of alleles and genotypes in a population will stay unchanged over time if there are no other evolutionary factors at play.