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position effect

noun

Genetics.
  1. the alteration in the expression of a gene or genetic region due to its relocation within the genome as a result of inversion or translocation.


position effect

noun

  1. the effect on the phenotype of interacting genes when their relative positions on the chromosome are altered, as by inversion
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of position effect1

First recorded in 1925–30
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The recency effect, part of the serial position effect, is the notion that the thing people remember best is the last thing on a list.

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This is what psychology calls the serial position effect.

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