The Equal Pay Act

question 24

Multiple Choice

The Equal Pay Act:

• A) does not allow variances in wages pursuant to a seniority system.
• B) generally requires that members of both sexes be paid equally for equal work.
• C) prohibits all variations in wage rates paid to men and women.
• D) all of the above.

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Definitions:

Gene Recruitment

The evolutionary process by which a gene acquires a new function.

Complex Adaptation

A complex adaptation is a suite of coexpressed traits that together experience selection for a common function. Phenotypes are considered complex when they are influenced by many environmental and genetic factors and when multiple components must be expressed together for the trait to function.

Citrate Exploit

The ability of certain bacteria, specifically strains of E. coli in experimental evolution, to utilize citrate as a carbon source under aerobic conditions where they typically cannot.

Lenski's Experiment

A long-term evolution experiment led by Richard Lenski, observing the genetic changes in Escherichia coli bacteria over thousands of generations.