Glossary Terms

anthropological research in which one learns about the culture of

from Greek eugenes meaning wellborn; The eugenics movement of the

the transformation of a species of organic life over long

the four mechanisms that can cause changes in allele frequencies

choosing mates and marriage partners from outside the local population.

a form of data collection. Anthropological fieldwork involves a number

a type of genetic drift that occurs when all individuals

a unique combination of bases (see base pairs) that creates

a mechanism for evolutionary change involving genetic exchange across local

an average measure of relatedness between populations based on various