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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trait

Archaeology; Evolution

A characteristic or condition.

DNA base sequence

Archaeology; Evolution

A chain of repeating units of deoxyribonucleotides (adenine, guanine, cytosice, thymine) arranged in a particular pattern.

eukaryotic cell

Archaeology; Evolution

A cell with a distinct nucleus.

Ken Miller

Archaeology; Evolution

A cell biologist and professor of biology at Brown University. Miller's academic research focuses on the structure and function of biological membranes. He is the coauthor of widely used high school ...

Cameron Currie

Archaeology; Evolution

A Canadian ecologist and recipient of the 2001 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Doctoral Prize for his research on the complex symbiotic relationship of fungus-growing ants, the ...

Mary Leakey

Archaeology; Evolution

A British paleoanthropologist described as "a real fossil hunter" and "the real scientist in the family. " Her discoveries, some in collaboration with her husband Louis Leakey, included the 1. ...

Alfred Russel Wallace

Archaeology; Evolution

A British naturalist and contemporary of Charles Darwin. Wallace conducted research on the Amazon River and studied the zoological differences between animal species of Asia and Australia, developing ...