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How Did Human Settlement Expand Its Range in the Sixteenth

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How did human settlement expand its range in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? What were the motives behind this expansion? What effect did it have on ecological frontiers? What effect did it have on the way colonists viewed the natural world?


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Epigenetic Influences

Refer to external modifications to DNA that turn genes on or off without changing the DNA sequence itself, affecting how cells read genes.

Gene Expression

Gene Expression is the process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize a functional gene product, such as proteins, influencing the traits and behavior of an organism.

Concordance Rates

A measure in genetics that indicates the likelihood of two related individuals (usually twins) both showing a particular trait or disorder.

Identical Twins

Twins that result from the splitting of a single fertilized egg, sharing the same genetics.

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