The Number of Americans Working for U

question 74

Multiple Choice

The number of Americans working for U.S. affiliates of foreign-owned corporations is about ________.

• A) 2 million
• B) 3 million
• C) 4 million
• D) 5 million

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Definitions:

Pseudogenes

Segments of DNA that are similar to functional genes but are non-functional due to mutations, representing evolutionary remnants.

Mobile Elements

Sequences of DNA that can move or copy themselves to new positions within the genome of a single cell.

Evolution Rate

The speed at which evolutionary changes occur within a species or across species, influenced by various environmental and genetic factors.

Introns

Non-coding sequences of DNA within a gene that are removed by RNA splicing during the processing of the initial RNA transcript into mRNA.