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.
Area. 1  District with the greatest area: Alaska At-large (Same as in 2000) 2  District with the greatest area that comprises less than an entire state: New Mexico's 2nd (In 2000: Nevada's 2nd) 3  District with the smallest area: New York's 13th (In 2000: New York's 15th)