Following the 2020 census, a state legislature redraws its congressional districts in a way that concentrates voters from the opposing party into a small number of districts while spreading out their own party’s voters across many districts. This gives their party an advantage in more districts, even though the overall number of voters for each party in the state remains similar. What is this practice called?
Read DetailsRecent research has shown that some Rho utilization sequences (rut sites) can also double as a distinct Nus utilization sequences (nut sites) in some RNAs. This has led to the hypothesis that NusA, which appears to compete with Rho for RNA binding at these rut/nut elements, may act to inhibit the action of Rho until transcription has appropriately progressed. Select the most logical outcome of each hypothetical perturbation. Decreasing the activity of NusA will most likely cause Decreasing the activity of Rho will most likely cause Mutating the overlapping rut/nut element such that only Rho can bind will most likely cause Mutating the overlapping rut/nut element such that only NusA can bind will most likely cause
Read DetailsSarah, a social policy researcher, notices a change in public attitudes towards poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic. She observes that people are more likely to attribute financial hardships to external circumstances rather than personal failings. What does this shift in perception most likely represent, according to the textbook?
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