Appendix 1 A History of Theories in Anthropology
... progress. Thus, because Polynesians never developed pottery, they were frozen, in Morgan’s scheme, in upper savagery. In fact, in sociopolitical terms, Polynesia was an advanced region, with many chiefdoms and at least one state— ancient Hawaii. We know now, too, that Morgan was wrong in assuming th ...
... progress. Thus, because Polynesians never developed pottery, they were frozen, in Morgan’s scheme, in upper savagery. In fact, in sociopolitical terms, Polynesia was an advanced region, with many chiefdoms and at least one state— ancient Hawaii. We know now, too, that Morgan was wrong in assuming th ...
Biology 4974/5974 Evolution
... • Loss of alleles causes loss of heterozygosity. In small populations, this process is inevitable. • The “rate of fixation” or probability of fixation is considered 1/2N, which gives the proportion of populations that eventually attain fixation. • For the first example: 1/10,000 is very small; but f ...
... • Loss of alleles causes loss of heterozygosity. In small populations, this process is inevitable. • The “rate of fixation” or probability of fixation is considered 1/2N, which gives the proportion of populations that eventually attain fixation. • For the first example: 1/10,000 is very small; but f ...
Population
... • Reality is much more complex for most traits in most organisms Incomplete dominance or codominance More than 2 alleles for many genes Pleiotropy – one gene affects multiple traits Polygenic traits – multiple genes affect one trait Epistasis – one gene affects expression of another gene Envir ...
... • Reality is much more complex for most traits in most organisms Incomplete dominance or codominance More than 2 alleles for many genes Pleiotropy – one gene affects multiple traits Polygenic traits – multiple genes affect one trait Epistasis – one gene affects expression of another gene Envir ...
Molecular Biology and Evolution
... Southern Asian Chapter in Human Prehistory 468-474 Quentin D. Atkinson, Russell D. Gray, and Alexei J. Drummond ...
... Southern Asian Chapter in Human Prehistory 468-474 Quentin D. Atkinson, Russell D. Gray, and Alexei J. Drummond ...
Population
... • Gene flow can increase the fitness of a population • Consider, for example, the spread of alleles for resistance to insecticides – Insecticides have been used to target mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus and malaria – Alleles have evolved in some populations that confer insecticide resistance ...
... • Gene flow can increase the fitness of a population • Consider, for example, the spread of alleles for resistance to insecticides – Insecticides have been used to target mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus and malaria – Alleles have evolved in some populations that confer insecticide resistance ...
Dissecting the genetics variation of aggressive behaviour in
... genomic selection is very diverse but it may improve selection gain provided the right scheme is used. The fact that these nine traits indicative of aggressive behaviour are very complex and not well defined, may partly explain the results found here. For instance, lesion counts are counted traits a ...
... genomic selection is very diverse but it may improve selection gain provided the right scheme is used. The fact that these nine traits indicative of aggressive behaviour are very complex and not well defined, may partly explain the results found here. For instance, lesion counts are counted traits a ...
Models, predictions, and the fossil record of modern human origins
... ACKNOWLEDGMENTS regional pattern or showed higher frequencies in other regions. Although her analysis has been used to argue against a multiregional model, I contend that the presence of some continuity traits is consistent with the gene flow-drift model I have described. Given the nature of accumul ...
... ACKNOWLEDGMENTS regional pattern or showed higher frequencies in other regions. Although her analysis has been used to argue against a multiregional model, I contend that the presence of some continuity traits is consistent with the gene flow-drift model I have described. Given the nature of accumul ...
Q&A: Evolutionary capacitance Open Access Joanna Masel
... to mutations overall, it will still make some specific mutations cryptic, allowing them to accumulate until the capacitor discharges [29]. In other words, capacitors are best defined as genes with many epistatic interactions (in the classical genetic sense in which an allele at one locus masks the e ...
... to mutations overall, it will still make some specific mutations cryptic, allowing them to accumulate until the capacitor discharges [29]. In other words, capacitors are best defined as genes with many epistatic interactions (in the classical genetic sense in which an allele at one locus masks the e ...
Organic Evolution
... Natural Selection Natural Selection Observations about populations All organisms have a far greater reproductive potential than is ever realized As a population expands, resources that are used by its individuals are limited Limited resources results in competition ...
... Natural Selection Natural Selection Observations about populations All organisms have a far greater reproductive potential than is ever realized As a population expands, resources that are used by its individuals are limited Limited resources results in competition ...
PoL2e Ch15 Lecture-Processes of Evolution
... Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium—a model in which allele frequencies do not change across generations; genotype frequencies can be predicted from allele frequencies For a population to be at Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, there must be random mating and infinite population size, but no mutation, no gene flow ...
... Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium—a model in which allele frequencies do not change across generations; genotype frequencies can be predicted from allele frequencies For a population to be at Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, there must be random mating and infinite population size, but no mutation, no gene flow ...
Notes-Mendel and nonMendel genetics
... • if any leakage across placenta to uterine blood vessels, mother will make antibodies against Rh antigen ...
... • if any leakage across placenta to uterine blood vessels, mother will make antibodies against Rh antigen ...
Evidence from the gnarly New Zealand snails for and against the red
... 16. Give an example of meiotic drive. How did meiotic drive figure into female choice of males in the stalk-eyed flies of Malaysia? From the Beeman et al paper: describe the action of the MEDEA gene. 17. What is Hamilton’s rule? What does it mean with respect to the evolution of social behavior? How ...
... 16. Give an example of meiotic drive. How did meiotic drive figure into female choice of males in the stalk-eyed flies of Malaysia? From the Beeman et al paper: describe the action of the MEDEA gene. 17. What is Hamilton’s rule? What does it mean with respect to the evolution of social behavior? How ...
Non-Mendelian Inheritance: Multifactoril, …
... Difficulties in measurement and interpretation ¾ Genetic and environmental factors are not independent because genetic and social (environmental) disadvantages go together and the equation [ Vp = VE + VG ], cannot be accurate ¾ Correlation between relatives may not simply reflect their ...
... Difficulties in measurement and interpretation ¾ Genetic and environmental factors are not independent because genetic and social (environmental) disadvantages go together and the equation [ Vp = VE + VG ], cannot be accurate ¾ Correlation between relatives may not simply reflect their ...
Chapter 7 - Evolution - FacultyWeb Support Center
... • One misconception about natural selection ...
... • One misconception about natural selection ...
Towards a gene regulatory network perspective on phenotypic
... increased or decreased plasticity through an evolutionary process known as ‘genetic accommodation’ (sensu WestEberhard 2003). If the affected trait evolves decreased plasticity to the point of becoming constitutively expressed, ‘genetic assimilation’ occurs (sensu Waddington 1953). Through this proc ...
... increased or decreased plasticity through an evolutionary process known as ‘genetic accommodation’ (sensu WestEberhard 2003). If the affected trait evolves decreased plasticity to the point of becoming constitutively expressed, ‘genetic assimilation’ occurs (sensu Waddington 1953). Through this proc ...
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... personality are sometimes more at home professionally with psychiatrists and social psychologists than with the archaeologists in their own university departments. Hence, many more than four fields are represented in the ongoing research of modern anthropology. The specialized nature of most anthrop ...
... personality are sometimes more at home professionally with psychiatrists and social psychologists than with the archaeologists in their own university departments. Hence, many more than four fields are represented in the ongoing research of modern anthropology. The specialized nature of most anthrop ...
Between universal and local: Towards an evolutionary anthropology
... The interface between nature and culture has become a “classic” field of study but has always generated a question (Which came first: nature or culture?) that many researchers across disciplines are still attempting to answer (e.g. see Laland et al. 2010; Haidle et al. 2015; Mesoudi 2015). The idea ...
... The interface between nature and culture has become a “classic” field of study but has always generated a question (Which came first: nature or culture?) that many researchers across disciplines are still attempting to answer (e.g. see Laland et al. 2010; Haidle et al. 2015; Mesoudi 2015). The idea ...
after the end of theory. Why do Cultural Studies need to be
... privilege of being able to think slowly. Theoretical work that approached the most important problems could be realized over many years. In the XXI century, changes in culture mean that we do not wait for a proper theory. So researchers must invent solutions in real time if they want to be considere ...
... privilege of being able to think slowly. Theoretical work that approached the most important problems could be realized over many years. In the XXI century, changes in culture mean that we do not wait for a proper theory. So researchers must invent solutions in real time if they want to be considere ...