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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
Nuchal crest
Archaeology; Human evolution
A raised bony ridge on the back of the skull caused by the attachment of neck muscles.
Omnivore
Archaeology; Human evolution
An organism that eats a diversity of food types, including animals and plants.
Metaquartzite
Archaeology; Human evolution
A quartzite of metamorphic origin as opposed to a sedimentary origin. The quartz grains in metaquartzite are usually deformed and fused from heat and pressure.
Nucleolus
Archaeology; Human evolution
An organelle within the eukaryotic nucleus; the site of transcription of the ribosomal RNA genes and assembly of the ribosomal subunits.
Dentin
Archaeology; Human evolution
Internal tissue in a tooth crown and tissue of the root, surrounding the pulp cavity and surrounded by the crown enamel. This bone-like substance is sofetr than the enamel.
Endinion
Archaeology; Human evolution
The internal occipital protuberance, or internal inion, where the transverse sulcus dividing the internal surface of the occiput into the cerebral fossa superiorly and the cerebellar fossae ...
Codon
Archaeology; Human evolution
A group of three adjacent nucleotides in an mRNA molecule that specifies either one amino acid in a polypeptide chain or the termination of polypeptide synthesis.
