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... involved may be a single generation , two generations , hundreds or thousands of generations . And the number of possible combinations of genes for particular traits or their alleles [ see p . 13 ] may range from one to hundreds to ...
... involved may be a single generation , two generations , hundreds or thousands of generations . And the number of possible combinations of genes for particular traits or their alleles [ see p . 13 ] may range from one to hundreds to ...
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... involved selection for husks that did not adhere firmly to the seeds and that could easily be detached during threshing . In the wild varieties the husks had to be heated and then pounded and winnowed in order to get at the grain . This ...
... involved selection for husks that did not adhere firmly to the seeds and that could easily be detached during threshing . In the wild varieties the husks had to be heated and then pounded and winnowed in order to get at the grain . This ...
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... involved with the question of whether human nature is inherently selfish or altruistic in order to explain why , as a matter of ethnographic record , no exchange system depends entirely upon pure gifts . What does occur , especially on ...
... involved with the question of whether human nature is inherently selfish or altruistic in order to explain why , as a matter of ethnographic record , no exchange system depends entirely upon pure gifts . What does occur , especially on ...
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Biological Evolution | 7 |
FIGURES 11 Anthropologists at Work 289 | 8 |
Population Genetics | 13 |
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