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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.
Industry: Archaeology
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Evolution
Erika Von Mutius
Archaeology; Evolution
A paediatrician and allergist, Dr. Von Mutius's research interests include the epidemiology of childhood asthma and allergies with a focus on environmental predictors and gene-environment ...
Agnostic
Archaeology; Evolution
A person who believes that the existence of a god or creator and the nature of the universe is unknowable.
Paul Nurse
Archaeology; Evolution
A pioneer in genetic and molecular studies who revealed the universal machinery for regulating cell division in all eukaryotic organisms, from yeasts to frogs to human beings.
David Ho
Archaeology; Evolution
A physician and world-renowed AIDS researcher. Dr. Ho overturned an earlier conventional assumption that the HIV virus remains dormant for up to 10 years in a person before its outbreak into AIDS. ...
Acquired trait
Archaeology; Evolution
A phenotypic characteristic, acquired during growth and development, that is not genetically based and therefore cannot be passed on to the next generation (for example, the large muscles of a ...
Mandible
Archaeology; Evolution
A part of the bony structure of a jaw. In vertebrates, it is the lower jaw; in birds, the lower bill; in arthropods, one of the paired appendages closest to the mouth.
Hox genes
Archaeology; Evolution
A particular subgroup of homeobox genes that function to pattern the axis of an organism誷 body and determine where limbs and other body segments will grow as the embryo develops.
