Outsourcing Is Being Practiced by

question 37

Multiple Choice

Outsourcing is being practiced by

• A) U.S. firms that want to keep jobs at home in the United States.
• B) overseas firms hiring in the U.S. labor market and by U.S. firms hiring in foreign labor markets with lower wages.
• C) U.S. firms only.
• D) governments but private firms are not allowed to outsource work.

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Definitions:

Epistatic Effects

Interactions between different genes where the effect of one gene is modified by one or several other genes, which can mask or alter the expression of the first gene.

Linkage Disequilibrium

A non-random association of alleles at different genes that are located close to one another on the same chromosome.

Genotypic Interaction

Refers to the complex ways in which genes within an organism interact with each other to influence the organism's traits.

Genetically Programmed Responses

Innate behaviors or reactions in organisms that are predetermined by their genetic makeup and manifest without prior learning or experience.