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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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Evolution
clone
Archaeology; Evolution
A set of genetically identical organisms asexually reproduced from one ancestral organism.
amino acid sequence
Archaeology; Evolution
A series of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, usually coded for by DNA. Exceptions are those coded for by the RNA of certain viruses, such as HIV.
fermentation
Archaeology; Evolution
A series of reactions occurring under anaerobic conditions (lacking oxygen) in certain microorganisms (particularly yeasts) in which organic compounds such as glucose are converted into simpler ...
homeostasis (developmental)
Archaeology; Evolution
A self-regulating process in development, such that the organism grows up to have much the same form independent of the external influences it experiences while growing up.
pseudogene
Archaeology; Evolution
A sequence of nucleotides in the DNA that resembles a gene but is nonfunctional for some reason.
gene
Archaeology; Evolution
A sequence of nucleotides coding for a protein (or, in some cases, part of a protein); a unit of heredity.
