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Sociology 105
ch.4 & ch.5
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Sociology
Undergraduate 3
09/18/2011

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Archaeology
Definition
reconstructs, describes, and interprets human behavior and cultural patterns through material remains.
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Artifacts
Definition
are portable objects whose form is modified or wholly created by human activity.
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Features 
Definition
are nonportable human-made remains that cannot be removed from their place of discovery without altering or destroying their original form.
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Ecofacts
Definition
are nonartifactual natural remains that nonetheless have cultural relevance.
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Sites
Definition
are spatial clusters of artifacts, features, and ecofacts.
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Taphonomy
Definition
the study of what happens to plants and animals after they die.
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Creationism
Definition
According to _________ biological similarities and differences originated at the     creation.
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Catastrophism
Definition
A modified explanation combining creationism with _________ arose to replace the original doctrine.
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Evolution

(transformism)

Definition
The alternative to creationism and catastrophism was ________, also called _________
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Mendelian Genetics
Definition
studies the ways in which chromosomes transmit genes across the generations.
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Population Genetics
Definition
investigates natural selection and other causes of genetic variation, stability, and change in breeding populations.
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Mendelian genetics
Definition
studies how chromosomes transmit genes across generations
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Biochemical genetics
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examines structure, function, and changes in DNA
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Dominant
Definition
mask recessive forms in hybrid(mixed individuals)
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recessive traits
Definition
would appear in later generations
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