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Page 643
... Biological Development in its most general meaning refers to any process of progressive change . In this sense , most modern philosophical outlooks would consider that development of some kind or other characterizes all things , in both ...
... Biological Development in its most general meaning refers to any process of progressive change . In this sense , most modern philosophical outlooks would consider that development of some kind or other characterizes all things , in both ...
Page 645
... biological development and can be separated only conceptually , and for purposes of con- venience of description . Function is the capacity of the biological system to carry out operations . At the level of the organism , these ...
... biological development and can be separated only conceptually , and for purposes of con- venience of description . Function is the capacity of the biological system to carry out operations . At the level of the organism , these ...
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... biological varia- bility . Biological criteria of normality are based on statistical concepts . Body height may be used as an example . If the heights of every individual in a large sample were plotted on a graph , the many points would ...
... biological varia- bility . Biological criteria of normality are based on statistical concepts . Body height may be used as an example . If the heights of every individual in a large sample were plotted on a graph , the many points would ...
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