In the United States,the Most Common Form of Mistreatment Involves

question 102

Multiple Choice

In the United States,the most common form of mistreatment involves

• A)physical abuse.
• B)sexual abuse.
• C)psychological abuse.
• D)neglect.

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Definitions:

Epigenesis

The control of genetic expression by both regulatory DNA and environmental factors.

Genetic Expression

The process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize functional gene products, such as proteins, which can influence an organism's traits.

Transcription

The complex chain of cellular processes that involves translating the code specified by a gene into the production of a protein. This series of biochemical events ultimately accounts for genetic expression or influence.

Translation

One step in a cell’s production of a protein, in which the cell “reads” the code represented in a strand of mRNA and creates a protoprotein based on that code.