goal-attainment model

in evaluation research, a process that focuses on the achievement of a particular time-limited goal and measures the degree to which that goal has been achieved (e.g., by a program).

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July 27th 2024

trinucleotide repeat

a contiguous repetition of the same three nucleotides within a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA). The occurrence of extra trinucleotide repeats in certain genes causes dysfunction, inluding Huntington’s disease and fragile X syndrome.