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Archaeology

The scientific study of physical remains, whether monuments, artifacts or relics of past human life, cultures or activities.

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Erasmus Darwin

Archaeology; Evolution

The name shared by Charles Darwin's grandfather and brother, each important in his life and work. Charles's grandfather Erasmus (1731-1802) was a glorious polymath -- physician, ...

emigration

Archaeology; Evolution

The movement of organisms out of an area.

immigration

Archaeology; Evolution

The movement of organisms into an area.

gene flow

Archaeology; Evolution

The movement of genes into or through a population by interbreeding or by migration and interbreeding.

common ancestor

Archaeology; Evolution

The most recent ancestral form or species from which two different species evolved.

ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

Archaeology; Evolution

The kind of RNA that constitutes the ribosomes and provides the site for translation.

locus

Archaeology; Evolution

The location in the DNA occupied by a particular gene.