Human evolution

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

Coadapted genes

Archaeology; Human evolution

Sets of genes whose frequencies in a population reflect a compromise from different magnitudes and directions of selection acting on their various effects.

Basi-occiput

Archaeology; Human evolution

The most anterior portion of the occipital bone on the cranial base, the process that is in the front of the foramen magnum and meets the sphenoid.

Interproximal facet

Archaeology; Human evolution

Wear surface between the vertical crown walls of two adjacent teeth, created by anterior forces and transverse motions during mastication.

Ovum

Archaeology; Human evolution

A mature egg cell. In the second meiotic division, the secondary oocyte produces two haploid cells; the large cell rapidly matures into the ovum.

Cytokinesis

Archaeology; Human evolution

A term that refers to the division of the cytoplasm. The two new nuclei compartmentalise into separate daughter cells, and the mitotic cell division process is completed.

Cerebral cortex

Archaeology; Human evolution

Pertaining to the cerebrum, the front and upper portion of the brain, including the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes.

Articular eminence

Archaeology; Human evolution

The articular surface is in front of the mandibular fossa, where the mandibular condyle is located when it transmits force during mastication. The eminence may be expressed as anything from a ...