Glossary D

Divisible task refers to a task that can be broken down into subcomponents which can then be assigned to individuals or to subgroups within the group

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Divisible versus a Unitary task is defined as:

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Division 38 refers to the Division of Health Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA) that recently celebrated 25 years of existence.

Division of labor refers to the situation in which each person performs one narrow, highly specialized job in the culture ; splitting the activities needed to accomplish a task between participants.

Dizygotic that which pertains to or derived from two (2) separate zygotes.

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Dizygotic (DZ) twins refers to Fraternal twins, who develop from two (2) separate eggs/zygotes fertilized at the same time; twins that share about 50% of their genetic material. Moreover, Dizygotic (DZ) twins refer to non-identical, or fraternal twins who are genetically alike only to the same degree as other siblings. Please see also Monozygotic twins.

Dizygotic (Fraternal) twins is defined as twins that result when a mother releases two (2) ova at roughly the same time and each is fertilized by a different sperm, producing two (2) zygotes that are genetically different.

Dizygotic twins refer to nonidentical or fraternal twins who are genetically alike only to the same degree as other siblings.

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