The Median Age in the United States Increased from 30

question 38

True/False

The median age in the United States increased from 30 in 1980 to 37 in 2010.

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Definitions:

Hormonal Variance

Variations in the levels or activity of hormones in an organism, influencing a wide range of physiological and behavioral outcomes.

Microevolution

Change in allele frequency.

Independent Assortment

A basic principle of genetics developed by Mendel stating that genes for different traits are sorted separately from one another so the inheritance of one trait is not dependent on the inheritance of another.

Crossing Over

Process by which homologous chromosomes exchange corresponding segments of DNA during prophase I of meiosis.