experimenter drift

a gradual and nonconscious change in the way a researcher conducts or interprets a controlled study, leading to systematic error in the results.

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May 9th 2024

exon

n. a sequence of DNA within a gene that encodes a part or all of the gene’s product or function. Exons are separated by noncoding sequences (see intron).