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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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Archaeology; Evolution
The process by which a protein is manufactured at a ribosome, using messenger RNA code and transfer RNA to supply the amino acids.
larva
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 ...
Sivasailam Thiagarajan
Archaeology; Evolution
The president of Workshops by Thiagi, Inc. , his organization helps people improve their performance through games and simulations.
parsimony
Archaeology; Evolution
The principle of phylogenetic reconstruction in which the phylogeny of a group of species is inferred to be the branching pattern requiring the smallest number of evolutionary changes.
phenotype
Archaeology; Evolution
The physical or functional characteristics of an organism, produced by the interaction of genotype and environment during growth and development.
intelligent design
Archaeology; Evolution
The non-scientific argument that complex biological structures have been designed by an unidentified supernatural or extraterrestrial intelligence.
