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Page 45
... contemporary Americans suffer from diseases and afflictions which are genetically determined. However, these people live in an environment which includes hospitals and advanced techniques of medical treatment. In the past, in a ...
... contemporary Americans suffer from diseases and afflictions which are genetically determined. However, these people live in an environment which includes hospitals and advanced techniques of medical treatment. In the past, in a ...
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... contemporary apes were perfecting adaptations to the forest and, in the case of most apes, to life in trees. Contemporary apes spend most of their time in the forest. Orangutans, gibbons, and siamangs are completely arboreal ...
... contemporary apes were perfecting adaptations to the forest and, in the case of most apes, to life in trees. Contemporary apes spend most of their time in the forest. Orangutans, gibbons, and siamangs are completely arboreal ...
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... contemporary human populations speak languages, language cannot be viewed as an adaptive advantage which distinguishes one contemporary human population from another. The adaptive status of language in human evolution is like that of ...
... contemporary human populations speak languages, language cannot be viewed as an adaptive advantage which distinguishes one contemporary human population from another. The adaptive status of language in human evolution is like that of ...
Contents
Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
Historical and Evolutionary | 19 |
POPULATION GENETICS AND | 34 |
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Africa agricultural allele ambilineal descent American ancestors animals anthro anthropologists apes areas argued associated baboons band basic Beginning of Food behavior Betsileo biological broad spectrum broad spectrum revolution brother chiefdoms contemporary contrast cousins cultivation cultural descent group developed early ecological economic endogamy environment ethnographic evolutionary example exchange exogamy father female Food Production foraging fossil functions gene genetic gorillas highlands Homo africanus Homo erectus horticultural human evolution human populations hunting Indians individuals kin types kinship terminology kinsmen land language lineage linguistic live major male marriage marry means of adaptation ment mother's mutation natural selection Neanderthal nuclear family Old World orig patrilineal peasant personality phenotypes plants political pologists polygyny primates prosimians race Ramapithecus relationship religion role similar societies Sociocultural Adaptive Means specific taboo tion tive traits tribal troop tween United Upper Paleolithic urban village wealth Yanomamo York
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