What term refers to one of two descent groups in a given population?

A. levirate
B. moiety
C. sororate
D. patriline
E. matriline


Answer: B

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A) dalit B) mestizaje C) diaspora D) kuna

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A. communal religion B. shamanistic religion C. Olympian religion D. individualistic cults E. idiosyncratic belief systems

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a. Africa. b. Mesoamerica. c. Japan. d. the Near East.

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a. can be inherited from either parent. b. influences numerous characteristics in addition to sex determination. c. causes a fetus to develop as female if two are present. d. is found in both sexes? males have two, and females have one. e. carries a gene that causes a fetus to develop as male.

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