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2. Assimilation (biology) - Wikipedia

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   Assimilation is the process of absorption of vitamins, minerals, and other chemicals from food as part of the nutrition of an organism. In humans, this is always done with a chemical breakdown ( enzymes and acids ) and physical breakdown (oral mastication and stomach churning).

3. Genetic assimilation - Wikipedia

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   Waddington called the effect he had seen "genetic assimilation". His explanation was that it was caused by a process he called "canalization".He compared embryonic development to a ball rolling down a slope in what he called an epigenetic landscape, where each point on the landscape is a possible state of the organism (involving many variables).

4. Baldwin effect - Wikipedia

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   The Baldwin effect compared to Lamarck's theory of evolution, Darwinian evolution, and Waddington's genetic assimilation. All the theories offer explanations of how organisms respond to a changed environment with adaptive inherited change. In evolutionary biology, the Baldwin effect describes an effect of learned behaviour on evolution.

5. Pedigree chart - Wikipedia

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   A pedigree chart is a diagram that shows the occurrence of certain traits through different generations of a family, [1] [2] most commonly for humans, show dogs, and race horses. [ citation needed ] Definition

6. Rita Moreno, 93, Credits 'Fantastic Genes' for Maintaining ...

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   Rita Moreno appeared on Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Lemonada Media podcast, Wiser Than Me, on her 93rd birthday on Dec. 11, and shared her secret to looking so good at her age “I'm just a lucky little ...

7. Steve Guttenberg Goes Unrecognized as He Comes to the Rescue ...

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   Steve Guttenberg hit the ground running to help people impacted by the fires in Pacific Palisades — and he was almost unrecognizable. The flames first began around 10:30 a.m. local time on ...

8. Glossary of biology - Wikipedia

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   This glossary of biology terms is a list of definitions of fundamental terms and concepts used in biology, the study of life and of living organisms.It is intended as introductory material for novices; for more specific and technical definitions from sub-disciplines and related fields, see Glossary of cell biology, Glossary of genetics, Glossary of evolutionary biology, Glossary of ecology ...

9. Paulina Porizkova Gained 15 Lbs. After Recent Surgery but ...

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   Paulina Porizkova isn't going to sweat a little bit of weight gain.. The model, 59, shared on Instagram on Jan. 8 that she recently experienced some weight gain, and initially, it concerned her ...