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Cultural anthropology
Of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a scientifically meaningful concept.
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Hominoid
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A member of the superfamily hominoidea, which includes apes and humans.
Independent assortment
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A mendelian principle which states that differing traits are inherited independently of each other. It applies only to genes on different chromosomes.
Shaman
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A medium of the supernatural who acts as a person in possession of unique curing, divining, or witchcraft capabilities.
Placoderm
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A member of the extinct class of early jawed vertebrates.
Hominid
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A member of the family hominidae, which includes humans.
Immunological distance (ID)
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A measure of the strength of an antigen-antibody reaction that is indicative of the evolutionary distance separating the populations being studied.
Social pressure
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A means of social control in which people who venture over the boundaries of society's rules are brought back into line.
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