patterned interview

a type of interview, often used in personnel selection, that is designed to cover certain specific areas (e.g., work history, education, home situation) but at the same time to give the interviewer the chance to steer the dialogue into side channels and ask questions on points that need to be clarified. Also called semistructured interview. Compare structured interview; unstructured interview.

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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).