Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyWritten by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers. |
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Page 86
... individuals . But every individual whose genes are part of a population's gene pool is as much a member of that population as anyone else . When speaking of European caucasoids as having straight to wavy hair , one must not forget that ...
... individuals . But every individual whose genes are part of a population's gene pool is as much a member of that population as anyone else . When speaking of European caucasoids as having straight to wavy hair , one must not forget that ...
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... individuals with translucent patches of pink on their cheeks char- acteristic of many northern Europeans . Depigmentation went a long way toward solv- ing the problem of producing vitamin D in the skins of these displaced Mediterraneans ...
... individuals with translucent patches of pink on their cheeks char- acteristic of many northern Europeans . Depigmentation went a long way toward solv- ing the problem of producing vitamin D in the skins of these displaced Mediterraneans ...
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... individuals related by either CONSANGUINEAL ties of descent or AFFINAL ties of mar- riage . KIN SELECTION An exclusion of the principle of NATURAL SELECTION that takes into consideration the reproductive success not only of individuals ...
... individuals related by either CONSANGUINEAL ties of descent or AFFINAL ties of mar- riage . KIN SELECTION An exclusion of the principle of NATURAL SELECTION that takes into consideration the reproductive success not only of individuals ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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