Which of the Following Is Not a Type of Clemency

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a type of clemency relevant to capital punishment?

• A) reprieve
• B) commutation
• C) deletion
• D) pardon
• E) all of the above are types of clemency

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Definitions:

Thymine

One of the four nitrogenous bases in DNA, pairing with adenine through hydrogen bonds.

Cytosine

A nitrogenous base found in DNA and RNA, pairs with guanine, and plays a role in encoding genetic information.

Poly-A Tail

A stretch of adenine nucleotides added to the 3' end of mRNA molecules in eukaryotic cells, aiding in stability and export from the nucleus.

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein product.