position effect

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position effect

Variation in the expression of a gene resulting from changes in its location within a chromosome or genome.

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position effect

(Genetics) the effect on the phenotype of interacting genes when their relative positions on the chromosome are altered, as by inversion

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position effect - (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome

genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

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effet de position

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In agreement with those studies, a position effect in gain was detected in our study.

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Based on the serial position effect introduced by Ebbinghaus (1885), we hypothesize that managers set the intratextual frequency of sentiment within their financial disclosures in a way that increases the likelihood of leaving a positive perception on the reader.

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Although the effect of item order or item position effect has been investigated to a relatively large extent (Hahne, 2008; Hohensinn, et al., 2011), research on option position effects in MC tests is scarce.

Does the position of response options in multiple-choice tests matter?

Studies have shown generality of the serial position effect across human and nonhuman species (Wright, 2007), stimulus dimensions (Knoedler, Hellwig, & Neath, 1999) and differential list lengths (Wright & Rivera, 1997).

The role of discriminative stimuli on response patterns in resurgence

The position effect is also a challenging problem that has recently been the focus of several researchers [14-16].

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According to similarity degree between position effect and pixel value to generate two different weight tables, a bilateral filter considers these two weights during calculating center pixel to make bilateral low-pass filter.

Personal portrait rendering method based on feature discovery

Thus, the abnormal phenotypes are the consequences of the gene disruption, position effect or deletion at one of the break points resulting in haploinsufficiency of critical X linked genes.

A rare de novo balanced X; 1 translocation in an Indian female with primary amenorrhea

Pod position effect. Models 1a and 1b were used to assess the impact of game quarter position on brand recognition and ad favorability, respectively.

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It was the first study addressing the position effect of elderly patients during spinal anaesthesia with isobaric bupivacaine in Pakistani population, and covered several bases like sensory and motor blockade as well as haemodynamic stability.