ANT 301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Dual Inheritance Theory, Forensic Anthropology, Biological Anthropology
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Vocabulary: savanna: a large at grassland with scattered trees and shrubs. The term is also frequently used to refer to the appearance of a new species: adaptation: an anatomical, physiological, or behavioral response of organisms or populations to the environment. Adaptations result from evolutionary change (speci cally, as a result of natural selection): genetic: having to do with the study of gene structure and action and the patterns of inheritance of traits from parent to offspring. Genetic mechanisms are the foundation for evolutionary change: behavior: anything organisms do that involves action in response to internal or external stimuli; the response of an individual, group, or species to its environment. All life re ects a single biological continuum: culture: behavioral aspects of human adaptation, including technology, traditions, language, religion, marriage patterns, and social roles. For example, many biological anthropologists work in the public health sector: ethnographies: detailed descriptive studies of human societies.
