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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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Cultural anthropology

Multiple-allele series

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A situation in which a gene has more than two alleles.

Shell midden

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A site formed of mainly concentrated shellfish remains.

Homology

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A similarity due to inheritance from a common ancestor.

Culture area

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A region in which several groups have similar culture complexes.

Interaction sphere

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A regional or inter-regional exchange system, e.g. The hopewell interaction sphere.

Shared derived feature

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A recently appearing homology that is shared by a relatively small group of closely related taxa.

Demographic transition

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A rapid increase in a society's population with the onset of industrialization, followed by a levelling off of the growth rate due to reduced fertility.

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