A Polling Company Working for a Candidate for Governor Surveys

question 8

Essay

A polling company working for a candidate for governor surveys a sample of 2500 registered voters in the state to determine if they are in agreement with the candidate's stand on gun control. Describe the population for this study.

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Definitions:

Ribosomes

Molecular machines within cells that synthesize proteins by translating the genetic information encoded in mRNA.

Nucleotides

Organic molecules that serve as the building blocks of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA, composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

Nucleic Acids

Biopolymers essential to all known forms of life, which carry genetic information in cells, primarily in the form of DNA and RNA.

Genetic Information

The set of instructions found in DNA and RNA that dictates the physical and functional characteristics of an organism.