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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Evolution

Carl Woese

Archaeology; Evolution

A molecular biologist, Dr. Woese's identification of the Archaea as a distinctive group of organisms changed the way life is classified on Earth and transformed our view of biology.

Adaptive strategies

Archaeology; Evolution

A mode of coping with competition or environmental conditions on an evolutionary time scale. Species adapt when succeeding generations emphasise beneficial characteristics.

Pathogen

Archaeology; Evolution

A microorganism that causes disease.

John Noble Wilford

Archaeology; Evolution

A New York Times reporter and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for his national reporting of science topics, and for his work on the Challenger explosion and the aftermath. While at the Times he served ...

Fact

Archaeology; Evolution

A natural phenomenon repeatedly confirmed by observation.

Transition

Archaeology; Evolution

A mutation changing one purine into the other purine, or one pyrimidine into the other pyrimidine (i.e., changes from A to G, or vice versa, or changes from C to T, or vice versa).