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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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Evolution
Homo neanderthalensis
Archaeology; Evolution
A species of hominid that lived between 150,000 and 30,000 years ago in Europe and Western Asia, originally thought to be a geographic variant of Homo sapiens but now generally accepted to be a ...
Homo habilis
Archaeology; Evolution
A species of hominid that lived between 1. 9 and 1. 8 mya, the first species in genus Homo, and the first hominid associated with clear evidence of tool manufacture and use.
Macroevolution
Archaeology; Evolution
A vague term generally used to refer to evolution on a grand scale, or over long periods of time. There is no precise scientific definition for this term, but it is often used to refer to the ...
Nucleotide
Archaeology; Evolution
A unit building block of DNA and RNA. A nucleotide consists of a sugar and phosphate backbone with a base attached.
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
Archaeology; Evolution
A type of RNA that brings the amino acids to the ribosomes to make proteins. There are 20 kinds of transfer RNA molecules, one for each of the 20 main amino acids. A transfer RNA molecule has an ...
Asexual reproduction
Archaeology; Evolution
A type of reproduction involving only one parent that ususally produces genetically identical offspring. Asexual reproduction occurs without fertilisation or genetic recombination, and may occur by ...
Codon
Archaeology; Evolution
A triplet of bases (or nucleotides) in the DNA coding for one amino acid. The relation between codons and amino acids is given by the genetic code. The triplet of bases that is complementary to a ...
