For Anticipation we have terms and definitions in 5 topics. The topics are Finance, Genome, Huntingtons Disease, Patent and Real Estate.

Anticipation (Finance)

Paying what is owed before it is due (usually to save interest charges).

Anticipation (Genome)

Each generation of offspring has increased severity of a genetic disorder; e.g., a grandchild may have earlier onset and more severe symptoms than the parent, who had earlier onset than the grandparent.
See also: additive genetic effects, complex trait

Anticipation (Huntingtons Disease)

A genetic phenomenon where a disease increases in severity in successive generations, and children can have a more severe form of a disease than their parents. A pattern of anticipation is often observed in trinucleotide repeat disorders. For example, in HD children often have earlier an age of onset and experience a more rapid development of the disease.

Anticipation (Patent)

This is when the prior art indicates that a patent application lacks novelty.

Anticipation (Real Estate)

The appraisal principle which holds that value can increase or decrease based on the expectation of some future benefit or detriment produced by the property. (See appraisal)

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