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Life expectancy |
The number of years that individual will probably live, based on the average for others with similar characteristics |
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Infant mortality rate |
Refers to the number of deaths before age 1 year |
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Growth |
Refers to an increase in size and may involve the entire being or parts within |
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Development |
Refers to function and gradual process of change and differentiation, from simple to complex |
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Cephalocaudal |
Growth and development that proceeds from the head toward the feet |
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Proximodistal |
Growth and development that originates in the center of the body and moves toward the outside |
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Chromosomes |
Threadlike structures in the nucleus of the cell that function in the transmission of genetic information.
Contains the blueprint for all inherited traits. |
