There Was No Coattail Effect in the 2008 Election

question 46

True/False

There was no coattail effect in the 2008 election.

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Definitions:

X Chromosome

One of the two types of sex chromosomes, present in both genders but in women as a pair and men paired with a Y chromosome.

Gamete

A mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.

Nucleus

The central and most important part of an atom, containing protons and neutrons, or a membrane-bound organelle in eukaryotic cells that contains the genetic material.

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a new organism is produced by sexual reproduction, resulting from the fusion of two gametes (sperm and egg).