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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
Recapitulation
Archaeology; Evolution
A partly or wholly erroneous hypothesis stating that an individual, during its development, passes through a series of stages corresponding to its successive evolutionary ancestors. According to the ...
Phenetic classification
Archaeology; Evolution
A method of classification in which species are grouped together with other species that they most closely resemble phenotypically.
Sponge
Archaeology; Evolution
A member of the phylum Porifera, marine and freshwater invertebrates that live permanently attached to rocks or other surfaces. The body of a sponge is hollow and consists basically of an aggregation ...
Chordate
Archaeology; Evolution
A member of the phylum Chordata, which includes the tunicates, lancelets, and vertebrates. They are animals with a hollow dorsal nerve cord; a rodlike notochord that forms the basis of the internal ...
Anthropoid
Archaeology; Evolution
A member of the group of primates made up of monkeys, apes, and humans.
Tetrapod
Archaeology; Evolution
A member of the group made up of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Vitamin A
Archaeology; Evolution
A member of a chemically heterogeneous class of organic compounds that are essential, in small quantities, for life.
