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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
Andrew Hill
Archaeology; Evolution
A palaeontologist and professor at Yale University. His work with Mary Leakey's team at Laeotoli, Tanzania, in the 1970s helped lead to the discovery of the fossilised footprints of early hominids ...
Owen Lovejoy
Archaeology; Evolution
A paleoanthropologist and consulting forensic anatomist, Lovejoy is known for his analysis of early hominid fossils. His research includes work on Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis).
W.D. Hamilton
Archaeology; Evolution
A naturalist, explorer, and zoologist who worked in the world of mathematical models, including "Hamilton's Rule," about the spread through a population of a gene for altruistic self sacrifice. He ...
Transversion
Archaeology; Evolution
A mutation changing a purine into a pyrimidine, or vice versa (i.e., changes from A or G to C or T and changes from C or T to A or G).
Protein
Archaeology; Evolution
A molecule made up of a sequence of amino acids. Many of the important molecules in a living thing -- for example, all enzymes -- are proteins.
Biodiversity (or biological diversity)
Archaeology; Evolution
A measure of the variety of life, biodiversity is often described on three levels. Ecosystem diversity describes the variety of habitats present; species diversity is a measure of the number of ...
Melanie Lee
Archaeology; Evolution
A molecular geneticist and microbial biologist, who in the 1980s collaborated with Paul Nurse on novel research that demonstrated the commonality of the genetic code between yeasts and humans. Dr. ...
