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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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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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