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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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Replication
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The experimental reproduction or duplication of prehistoric artefacts in an attempt to better understand how they were made and used in the past.
Primary flakes
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The first series of flakes removed from a core or nucleus in the process of tool manufacture.
Relative fitness (RF)
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The fitness of a genotype compared with the fitness of another genotype in the same gene system. Relative fitness is measured on a scale of o to 1.
Meiosis
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The form of cell division occurring in specialised tissues in the testes and ovary that leads to the production of gametes.
Mitosis
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The form of cell division whereby one celled organisms divide and whereby body cells divide in growth and replacement.
Specialisation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The limited range of activities in which a single individual is likely to be engaged.
Individualistic cult
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The least complex form of religious organisation in which each person is his or her own religious specialist.
