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response chain

following an initial stimulus, a series of responses that each trigger the next stimulus in the sequence: That is, Stimulus 1 (S1) leads to Response 1 (R1), which leads to S2, which leads to R2, which leads to S3, and so on. Also called stimulus–response chain.

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Edwards syndrome

see trisomy 18. [John Hilton Edwards (1928–2007), British geneticist]