Evolution

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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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.