ANTH 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Petrarch, Cultural Learning, Cultural Anthropology
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Papacy and the empire, often in conflict: holy roman empire ceased any political importance by the fourteenth century: although. Intolerance seems easier to correct than true racism: visible and hidden variation, exposure to a new environment inevitably causes an adaptation. If conclusions, evolution through hla are different from those obtained using other genes, may lead to different historical interpretations: law of large numbers : calculation of probabilities, large number of observations. If genetic drift operates without introduction of genes by migration or mutation, a population will eventually eliminate all but one genetic type. Japanese population geneticist motoo kimura: modification to darwinian stereotype of evolution survival of the fittest , to incorporate the role of chance in evolutionary change, Heterozygote advantage: by seeking genetic purity through repeated crossings between closely related animals, inbreeding, they dangerously reduce the animals resistance to disease.