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71assortative — See assort. * * * …
72assorted — /euh sawr tid/, adj. 1. consisting of different or various kinds; miscellaneous: assorted flavors; assorted sizes. 2. consisting of selected kinds; arranged in sorts or varieties: rows of assorted vegetables. 3. matched; suited. [1790 1800;… …
73assortment — /euh sawrt meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of assorting; distribution; classification. 2. a collection of various kinds of things; a mixed collection. [1605 15; ASSORT + MENT] * * * …
74disassortative mating — /dis euh sawr teuh tiv/, Animal Behav., Psychol. the reproductive pairing of individuals that have traits more dissimilar than would likely be the case if mating were random (contrasted with assortative mating). Cf. panmixia. [DIS 1 + ASSORT +… …
75law of independent assortment — Genetics. the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that when two or more characteristics are inherited, individual hereditary factors assort independently during gamete production, giving different traits an equal opportunity of… …
76science, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy that attempts to elucidate the nature of scientific inquiry observational procedures, patterns of argument, methods of representation and calculation, metaphysical presuppositions and evaluate the grounds of their validity… …
77Human Genome Project:Road Map for Science and Medicine — ▪ 2001 Introduction by Judith L. Fridovich Keil Certain to rank among the all time landmarks of human technical achievement, the completion of a rough draft of the sequence of the human nuclear genome was announced in June 2000. Its… …
78garden and landscape design — Introduction the development and decorative planting of gardens, yards, grounds, parks, and other types of areas. Gardening and landscape design is used to enhance the settings for buildings and public areas and in recreational areas and… …
79genetics, human — ▪ biology Introduction study of the inheritance of characteristics by children from parents. Inheritance in humans does not differ in any fundamental way from that in other organisms. The study of human heredity occupies a central… …
80codify — cod·i·fy / kä də ˌfī, kō / vt fied, fy·ing: to reduce (laws) to a code cod·i·fi·ca·tion /ˌkä də fə kā shən, ˌkō / n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
