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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Anatomy

Archaeology; Evolution

(1) The structure of an organism or one of its parts. (2) The science that studies those structures.

Population

Archaeology; Evolution

A group of organisms, usually a group of sexual organisms that interbreed and share a gene pool.

Heterozygosity

Archaeology; Evolution

(for most purposes) The proportion of individuals in a population that are heterozygotes.

Stabilising selection

Archaeology; Evolution

A form of selection that tends to keep the form of a population constant. Individuals with the mean value for a character have high fitness; those with extreme values have low fitness.

Radiometric dating

Archaeology; Evolution

A dating technique that uses the decay rate of radioactive isotopes to estimate the age of an object.

recanted

Archaeology; Evolution

Withdrew a statement or opinion; disavowed a former assertion.

character displacement

Archaeology; Evolution

Increased the difference between two closely related species where they live in the same geographic region (sympatry) as compared to where they live in different geographic regions (allopatry). ...