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

Michael Levine

Archaeology; Evolution

Professor of genetics and development in the Molecular and Cell Biology Department at University of California, Berkeley. Levine was the discoverer (with Bill McGinnis) of homeobox sequences in the ...

Paul Ewald

Archaeology; Evolution

Professor of biology at Amherst College, specialising in hummingbird and flower coevolution and the evolution of infectious diseases. His research on disease focuses on the evolutionary effects of ...

Cognitive

Archaeology; Evolution

Relating to cognition, the mental processes involved in the gathering, organization, and use of knowledge, including such aspects as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgement. The term refers ...

Genetic

Archaeology; Evolution

Related to genes. A gene is a sequence of nucleotides coding for a protein (or, in some cases, part of a protein); a unit of heredity.

Pathological

Archaeology; Evolution

Related to or caused by disease.

Flora

Archaeology; Evolution

Plant life; often used to distinguish from animal life ("fauna").

Dinoflagellate

Archaeology; Evolution

Possessing two tail-like extensions called flagella that are used for movement, these single-celled algae can live freely or in other organisms such as corals. When many dinoflagellates suddenly ...