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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ribosome

Archaeology; Evolution

The site of protein synthesis (or translation) in the cell, mainly consisting of ribosomal RNA.

genus

Archaeology; Evolution

The second-to-lowest category in taxonomic classification. The phrase "species name" generally refers to the genus and species together, as in the Latin name for humans, Homo sapiens. See taxon.

group selection

Archaeology; Evolution

The selection operating between groups of individuals rather than between individuals. It would produce attributes beneficial to a group in competition with other groups rather than attributes ...

genotype

Archaeology; Evolution

The set of two genes possessed by an individual at a given locus. More generally, the genetic profile of an individual.

kingdom

Archaeology; Evolution

The second highest level of taxonomic classification of organisms (below domains). Classification schemes at the kingdom level have changed over time. Recent molecular data have generally reinforced ...