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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... result of chance . The frequencies of alleles predicted by the laws of in- dependent assortment and segregation presume the existence of large populations . If a population is very small , there may not be enough matings for these laws ...
... result of chance . The frequencies of alleles predicted by the laws of in- dependent assortment and segregation presume the existence of large populations . If a population is very small , there may not be enough matings for these laws ...
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... result of the differ- ential reproductive success of such individuals , how- ever , the resistant genotype soon becomes the most common genotype . As a result of natural selection , organisms may be said to become adapted to the needs ...
... result of the differ- ential reproductive success of such individuals , how- ever , the resistant genotype soon becomes the most common genotype . As a result of natural selection , organisms may be said to become adapted to the needs ...
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... result from two evolutionary processes : gene flow and selection . One can expect a gradual change in gene frequencies with distance as a result of the gradual flow of genes through adjacent pop- ulations . A similar pattern will result ...
... result from two evolutionary processes : gene flow and selection . One can expect a gradual change in gene frequencies with distance as a result of the gradual flow of genes through adjacent pop- ulations . A similar pattern will result ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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