Which of the Following Refers to Unfair Treatment of People

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to unfair treatment of people based on their real or imagined group membership?

• A) racism
• B) prejudice
• C) discrimination
• D) scapegoating

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Definitions:

Epistatic Effects

Interactions between different gene loci where the effect of one gene is modified by the presence or absence of one or more 'modifier genes'.

Quantitative Trait

A measurable phenotype that depends on the cumulative actions of many genes and possibly environmental factors.

Fitness Function

A concept used in genetics and evolutionary biology to measure an organism's ability to survive and reproduce.

Directional

Pertaining to or indicating the direction in which something is moving or facing; also refers to evolutionary changes in a population that favor a specific set of traits.