The Median Voter Is

question 9

Multiple Choice

The median voter is

• A) The voter who has the median income policy among all voters
• B) The voter who has the median policy among all voters
• C) The voter who has the average policy among all voters
• D) The voter who has the mean policy among all voters

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Definitions:

Nonrandom Mating

A mating pattern in which individuals do not mate by chance, but rather according to their genotypes or phenotypes.

Inbreeding

The mating of closely related individuals, leading to an increase in the probability of offspring inheriting genetic disorders and reduced genetic diversity.

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

A principle stating that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of evolutionary influences.

Stabilizing Selection

Outcome of natural selection in which extreme phenotypes are eliminated and the average phenotype is conserved.