In the Experiments Performed on Bacteriophage T4 by Francis Crick

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Essay

In the experiments performed on bacteriophage T4 by Francis Crick and others in which it was shown that the genetic code was triplet, what was the researcher trying to identify?

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Definitions:

Higher-order Conditioning

Higher-order conditioning is a process in behavioral psychology where a stimulus that was previously neutral becomes conditioned by being paired with an already conditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Fear

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an aversive stimulus.

Santa Claus

A mythical figure associated with the celebration of Christmas, known for delivering gifts to children around the world.

Classical Conditioning

The method by which repeated association of two stimuli results in a response that was initially elicited by the second stimulus being elicited by the first stimulus over time.