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When a new trait enters a culture from an adjacent culture through the process of diffusion,what changes occur to that trait before it becomes fully accepted and integrated into the receiving culture?


Definitions:

Free Energy

The portion of a system's energy that is able to perform work when temperature and pressure are uniform throughout the system.

Concentration Gradient

A concentration gradient is a variation in the concentration of a substance across a space or a membrane, leading to the movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

Expend Energy

The act of using biological or mechanical power for physical activities, processes, or to accomplish tasks.

Cell

The basic structural and functional unit of life, which consists of living material enclosed by a membrane.

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