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51Kurgan hypothesis — The Kurgan hypothesis (also theory or model) is a model of early Indo European origins, which postulates that the Kurgan culture of the Pontic steppe were the most likely speakers of the reconstructed Proto Indo European language. Though… …
52animal behaviour — Introduction any activity of an intact organism. A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… …
53Cat — For other uses, see Cat (disambiguation) and Cats (disambiguation). Domestic cat[1] …
54Urheimat — Indo European topics Indo European languages (list) Albanian · Armenian · Baltic Celtic · Germanic · Greek Indo Iranian (Indo Aryan, Iranian) Italic  …
55genomics — /jee noh miks, nom iks/, n. (used with a singular v.) the study of genomes. [1985 90] * * * Introduction study of the structure, function, and inheritance of the genome (entire set of genetic material) of an organism. A major part of genomics is …
56magic — /maj ik/, n. 1. the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring: to pull a rabbit out of a hat by magic. 2. the art of producing a desired effect or result through the …
57morphology — morphologic /mawr feuh loj ik/, morphological, adj. morphologically, adv. morphologist, n. /mawr fol euh jee/, n. 1. the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms. 2. the form and structure of an organism considered as a… …
58phylogeny — phylogenetic /fuy leuh jeuh net ik/, phylogenetical, phylogenic, adj. phylogenetically, adv. phylogenist, n. /fuy loj euh nee/, n. 1. the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms. 2. the evolutionary history of a group of… …
59Plant morphology — (or phytomorphology) is the general term for the study of the morphology (physical form and external structure) of plants. [Raven, P. H., R. F. Evert, S. E. Eichhorn. Biology of Plants , 7th ed., page 9. (New York: W. H. Freeman, 2005). ISBN 0… …
60training, transfer of — In psychology, the effect of having learned one activity on an individual s execution of other activities. Positive transfer occurs when a previously acquired skill enhances one s performance of a new one. Negative transfer occurs when the… …
