ANTA01H3 Lecture Notes - Industrial Revolution, Evolutionary Pressure, Sociocultural Anthropology
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Socio-cultural anthropology: very common, focuses on culture. Linguistic anthropology: focuses on language, gestures, verbal and sign language. The three main ones are socio cultural, biological, archaeology. A change in the genetic structure of a population from one. Danwin went to the islands and seen different birds who been a change in the genes. seemed to be descendants that came from a single ancestor. The evolution of multiple divergent species from a single, Galapagos finches: all descended from a common ancestor less specialized ancestral species. Genetic change in the frequencies of certain traits in populations due to differential reproductive success between individuals: due to differential reproductive success between individuals. One of the most important mechanisms of evolutionary change. Example: moths following the industrial revolution (peppered and black ones) there was a shift in the frequencies because pollution made the black ones become more popular and survived. Selective pressure: influences reproductive success in individuals. (pg. 31)
