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Home Resources CARTA Glossary

Species

Definition: 

A population whose individuals can mate with one another to produce viable and fertile offspring. This is a debated definition and the concept is problematic for extinct fossil organisms for which DNA is not available. This definition is problematic in regard to bacteria as they can exchange genetic material across widely separate taxa.

Related Vocabulary: 
Bacteria
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
Symposia: 
Ancient DNA and Human Evolution
Awareness of Death and Personal Mortality: Implications for Anthropogeny
Cellular and Molecular Explorations of Anthropogeny
Comparative Anthropogeny and Other Approaches to Human Origins
Comparative Anthropogeny: Exploring The Human-Ape Paradox
Exploring the Origins of Today's Humans
Human Origins and Humanity's Future: Past, Present and Future of the Anthropocene
Humans: The Planet-Altering Apes
Imagining the Future of Anthropogeny
Impact of Infectious Disease on Humans & Our Origins
Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease
The Evolution of Human Physical Activity
The Origin of Love

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