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Evolution
Of or pertaining to the change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species.
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Genus
Archaeology; Evolution
The second-to-lowest category in taxonomic classification. The phrase "species name" generally refers to the genus and species together, as in the Latin name for humans, Homo sapiens. See taxon.
Group selection
Archaeology; Evolution
The selection operating between groups of individuals rather than between individuals. It would produce attributes beneficial to a group in competition with other groups rather than attributes ...
Genotype
Archaeology; Evolution
The set of two genes possessed by an individual at a given locus. More generally, the genetic profile of an individual.
Kingdom
Archaeology; Evolution
The second highest level of taxonomic classification of organisms (below domains). Classification schemes at the kingdom level have changed over time. Recent molecular data have generally reinforced ...
Homogametic
Archaeology; Evolution
The sex with two of the same kind of chromosomes (females in mammals, because they are XX). Compare with heterogametic.
Phenotype
Archaeology; Evolution
The physical or functional characteristics of an organism, produced by the interaction of genotype and environment during growth and development.
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