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

Dan-Erik Nilsson

Archaeology; Evolution

Professor Nilsson heads the Functional Morphology Division of the Department of Zoology at Lund University in Sweden. His main research interest is the optics and evolution of invertebrate eyes.

Cladism

Archaeology; Evolution

Phylogenetic classification. The members of a group in a cladistic classification share a more recent common ancestor with one another than with the members of any other group. A group at any level ...

Daniel Dennett

Archaeology; Evolution

Philosopher and director of the centre for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University, whose work unites neuroscience, computer science, and evolutionary biology. Dennett sees no basic distinction between ...

Heritable

Archaeology; Evolution

Partly or wholly determined by genes; capable of being passed from an individual to its offspring.

Speciation

Archaeology; Evolution

Changes in related organisms to the point where they are different enough to be considered separate species. This occurs when populations of one species are separated and adapt to their new ...

Cephalopod

Archaeology; Evolution

Cephalopods include squid, octopi, cuttlefish, and chambered nautiluses. They are mollusks with tentacles and move by forcing water through their bodies like a jet.

Mitosis

Archaeology; Evolution

Cell division. All cell division in multicellular organisms occurs by mitosis except for the special division called meiosis that generates the gametes.