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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larval stage

Archaeology; Evolution

The prereproductive stage of many animals. The term is particularly apt when the immature stage has a different form from the adult. For example, a caterpillar is the larval stage of a butterfly or ...

Hardy-Weinberg ratio

Archaeology; Evolution

The ratio of genotype frequencies that evolve when mating is random and neither selection nor drift are operating. For two alleles (A and a) with frequencies p and q, there are three genotypes: AA, ...

Eocene

Archaeology; Evolution

The second oldest of the five major epochs of the Tertiary period, from 54 to 38 mya. It is often known for the rise of mammals.

paleontology

Archaeology; Evolution

The scientific study of fossils.

eugenics

Archaeology; Evolution

The science or practice of altering a population, especially of humans, by controlled breeding for desirable inherited characteristics. The term was coined in 1883 by Francis Galton, who was an ...

syntax

Archaeology; Evolution

The rules by which words are combined to form grammatical sentences.

germ plasm

Archaeology; Evolution

The reproductive cells in an organism, or the cells that produce the gametes. All cells in an organism can be divided into the soma (the cells that ultimately die) and the germ cells (the cells that ...