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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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Bride wealth
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Property given by the family of the groom to the family of the bride to compensate them for the loss of their daughter's services.
Pre-Wisconsinan
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Prior to the Wisconsinan glacial period or older than about 70,000 b. P.
System
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A series of interrelated parts wherein a change in one part brings about changes in all parts.
Profile
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A section, or exposure of the ground, showing depositional or developmental strata or horizons.
Structural gene
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A segment of DNA that codes for a polypeptide other than a regulator.
Regulatory gene
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A segment of DNA that functions to initiate or block the function of another gene.
Culture of poverty
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A self-perpetuating complex of escapism, impulse gratification, despair, and resignation; an adaptation and reaction of the poor to the marginal position in a class-stratified, highly individuated, ...
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