DNA stores information that is needed for passing down our genetic characteristics from one generation to the next â for example, what we look like and how we develop â hence it is also known as our genetic blueprint. Half of each person's DNA comes from their mother and the other half from their father. Back to Top.
Small Area Variations. Definition. Health Economics. A term usually applied to the observed wide variations in clinical practices within jurisdictions having otherwise similar health care organizational structures and payments systems, and having populations with similar demographic, economic, social and epidemiological characteristics.
â  â  Operations differ in terms of the volume of their outputs, the variety of outputs, the variation in demand for their outputs, and the degree of âvisibilityâ they have. High volume, low variety, low variation and low customer âvisibilityâ are usually associated with low cost.