The Board of Directors Consists Entirely of Personal Friends of the Chief

question 141

Multiple Choice

The board of directors consists entirely of personal friends of the chief executive officer. This indicates a weakness in

• A) the accounting system
• B) the control environment
• C) control procedures
• D) this is not a weakness

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Definitions:

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.

Genetically Divergent Populations

Populations that have accumulated genetic differences due to barriers to gene flow, resulting in genetic distinction from each other.