Archaeology

Archaeology

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

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homeotic mutation

Archaeology; Evolution

A mutation causing one structure of an organism to grow in the place appropriate to another. For example, in the mutation called "antennapedia" in the fruit fly, a foot grows in ...

protein

Archaeology; Evolution

A molecule made up of a sequence of amino acids. Many of the important molecules in a living thing -- for example, all enzymes -- are proteins.

biodiversity (or biological diversity)

Archaeology; Evolution

A measure of the variety of life, biodiversity is often described on three levels. Ecosystem diversity describes the variety of habitats present; species diversity is a measure of ...

Melanie Lee

Archaeology; Evolution

A molecular geneticist and microbial biologist, who in the 1980s collaborated with Paul Nurse on novel research that demonstrated the commonality of the genetic code between ...

Carl Woese

Archaeology; Evolution

A molecular biologist, Dr. Woese's identification of the Archaea as a distinctive group of organisms changed the way life is classified on Earth and transformed our view of ...

adaptive strategies

Archaeology; Evolution

A mode of coping with competition or environmental conditions on an evolutionary time scale. Species adapt when succeeding generations emphasize beneficial characteristics.