Category: R

A molecule produced by a regulator gene.  

In Piaget’s theory, thought that is internalized and includes mental representations of prior experiences with objects and events.  

Diseases that must be reported by physicians and hospitals in accordance with standards set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They are botulism, brucellosis, chicken pox, diphtheria, infectious encephalitis, infectious hepatitis, gonorrhea, malaria, rubeola, meningococcal infections, mumps, pertussis, poliomyelitis, tetanus, trichinosis, tuberculosis, tularemia, typhoid fever, and typhus fever. Diseases such as asbestosis, hepatitis…

A self-reproducing chromosome-like structure. A segment of DNA that includes the “start” and “stop” nucleotide sequences and can replicate as a unit. Self-replicating units of DNA include, for example, chromosomes, plasmids, and phages.  

In the analysis of brain function, the circumstance in which the same behavior is sub-served by more than one brain area.  

A method of transferring bacterial colonies from a master plate.  

In scientific research, the ability of one researcher to duplicate the findings of another, validity; reliability.  

In weight lifting, the total number of times a weight is lifted within a set. Repetition is the performance of an exercise one time, such as lifting a weight once.  

The maximum number of times that an exercise can be repeated within a specified period of time.  

The act of legally changing the designation of a school district, changing its boundaries, merging it with another district, etc.