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Independent assortment.  

The segregation of two or more pairs of genes and their distribution into the gametes independent of one another.  

In epidemiology, a relationship between two variables that hold constant when controlling or changing for other variables.  

A system of paying insurance benefits by way of a flat amount for each day of care provided.  

One of the bones of the middle ear. One of the three ossicles in the middle ear, shaped like an anvil. One of three small bones in the middle ear (the others are the malleus and stapes); also called anvil. A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear that articulates with the malleus and the…

A device that provides protection and temperature control for a newborn infant. An apparatus for growing bacterial cultures. An enclosed container in which a premature baby can be kept, within which conditions such as temperature and oxygen levels can be controlled. A special device providing control of the environment, including heat, light, oxygen, and humidity.…

The ability of older children to discriminate and respond to as different stimuli that younger children respond to as the same.  

A condition of stimulation allowing for changes in thought processes, ideas, and behaviors.  

In genetics, the result when two different alleles together produce an effect intermediate between the effects of these same genes in the homozygous condition.