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Two economists can agree that raising the minimum wage creates unemployment yet one might argue that raising the minimum wage is a good policy and the other that it is a bad policy. Why can this difference exist? Be sure to use the terms positive and normative in your answer.
Huntington's Disease
A genetic disorder characterized by the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain, leading to deterioration of physical and mental abilities.
Dominant Mutant Allele
A variant of a gene that is more potent in expressing its trait even in the presence of its normal counterpart.
Heterozygote Advantage
A phenomenon in which the heterozygous condition confers some special advantage on an individual that either homozygous condition does not (i.e., Aa has a higher degree of fitness than does AA or aa).
Chorionic Villus Sampling
A prenatal test where samples of the chorionic villi are taken to test for genetic disorders in the fetus.
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