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Human evolution
Otherwise known as anthropogeny; anything of or relating to the study of the origin and evolution of Homo sapiens as a distinct species from other hominids, great apes and placental mammals.
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Human evolution
Mendelian population
Archaeology; Human evolution
An interbreeding group of individuals sharing a common gene pool; the basic unit of study in population genetics.
Mesolithic
Archaeology; Human evolution
An Old World chronological period beginning around 10,000 years ago, situated between the palaeolithic and Neolithic, and associated with the rise to dominance of microliths.
RNA polymerase
Archaeology; Human evolution
An enzyme that catalyses the synthesis of RNA molecules from a DNA template in a process called trascription.
DNA helicase
Archaeology; Human evolution
An enzyme that catalyses the unwinding of the DNA double helix during replication in E. coli; product of the rep gene.
RNA ligase
Archaeology; Human evolution
An enzyme that splices together the RNA pieces once the intervening sequence is removed from the pre-tRNA.
X chromosome nondisjunction
Archaeology; Human evolution
An event occurring when the two X chromosomes fail to separate in meiosis so that eggs are produced either with two X chromosomes or with no X chromosomes, instead of the usual one X chromosome.
Neolithic
Archaeology; Human evolution
An Old World chronological period characterised by the development of agriculture and, hence, an increasing emphasis on sedentism.
