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Phenomenon

phenomenon

Origin: L. Phaenomenon, Gr. Fainomenon, fr. Fainesqai to appear, fainein to show. See Phantom.

1. An appearance; anything visible; whatever, in matter or spirit, is apparent to, or is apprehended by, observation; as, the phenomena of heat, light, or electricity; phenomena of imagination or memory. In the phenomena of the material world, and in many of the phenomena of mind. (Stewart)

2. That which strikes one as strange, unusual, or unaccountable; an extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence; as, a musical phenomenon.


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homework. I just need somebody to check my answer for me.

... - which is important to know. As far as I know, the phenomenom of coat colour that you are describing is agouti - and it is a complex epistatic phenomenon (you are correct for question 3). As far as I know, crosses between black and albino mice yields 3:1 black mice to white - and there are ...

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by merv
Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:59 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: homework. I just need somebody to check my answer for me.
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... need to learn it. "Irrational" fear of (non-venomous) arachnids, snakes, insects and all other things out there is such a worldwide phenomenon that it almost certainly has also a genetic basis. It is only logical that people naturally avoid or shun animals that could be poisonous ...

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by biohazard
Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:45 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Is arachnophobia genetic?
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why do we yawn???

... through their lungs. And yawning seems to be a symptom of multiple sclerosis and other medical conditions, for reasons unclear. Another puzzling phenomenon is that some male animals, men included, yawn in association with penile erection (although it’s presumptuous to assume they’re bored with ...

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by santana8
Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:27 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: why do we yawn???
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Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it

Oh, how I love all you people! Finally, finally, finally, I have found information on this phenomenon. Even if there are no answers here, at least I have found others like me. This has been happening to me since childhood also, and continues to this day (I am 55). I ...

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by chillsdownmyspine
Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:36 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
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Views: 10470

Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it

... make me more sensitive to certain sounds, it would seem from the other responses that ear training doesn't necessarily have any bearing on the phenomenon described in this thread. I think it was Kim who described it as similar to having your head scratched? When I hear certain sounds, I experience ...

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by RhombusPiano
Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:40 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
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