control condition

in an experiment or research design, a condition that does not involve exposure to the treatment or intervention under study. For example, in an investigation of a new drug, participants in a control condition may receive a pill containing some inert substance, whereas those in the experimental condition receive the actual drug of interest.

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May 10th 2024

norm of reaction

all possible phenotypic outcomes, or observable characteristics of an individual, that could theoretically result from a given genotype in relation to its environment. See gene–environment interaction.