Which Statement Best Describes an Epidemiologic Transition

question 113

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes an epidemiologic transition? 

• A) It happens before a demographic transition. 
• B) It happens when mortality is due mainly to childhood infectious diseases rather than adulthood chronic diseases. 
• C) It happens when mortality is due mainly to adulthood chronic diseases rather than childhood infectious diseases. 
• D) It is the same as a demographic transition.

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Definitions:

Repressors

Proteins that bind to operator regions on DNA to inhibit the transcription of certain genes.

Nucleolus

The nucleolus is a dense region within the nucleus of a cell where ribosomal RNA is synthesized and assembled into ribosomes.

Protein Synthesis

The biological process by which cells build protein molecules based on genetic codes in the DNA and RNA.