Political Scientists __________ Data Which Makes the Discipline More Like

question 29

Multiple Choice

Political scientists __________ data which makes the discipline more like the natural sciences.

• A)balance
• B)reason
• C)rationalize
• D)quantify

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Definitions:

Hardy-Weinberg Principle

The concept that in the absence of evolutionary forces, the proportions of both alleles and genotypes within a population will not vary from one generation to the next.

Allele Frequency

The relative frequency of an allele (variant of a gene) at a particular gene locus in a population, important in the study of genetic variation.

Inheritance

The process by which genetic information is passed on from parents to their offspring.

Heterozygote Advantage

A genetic phenomenon where individuals with two different alleles of a particular gene (heterozygotes) have a greater fitness than individuals with two identical alleles (homozygotes).