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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Dorsiflexion

Archaeology; Human evolution

Bending the dorsal surface of the hand (or foot) toward the arm (or leg).

Adaptive radiation

Archaeology; Human evolution

Multiplication of species from a single phyletic line into a series of closely related taxa occupying different niches or adaptive zones.

Three-point testcross

Archaeology; Human evolution

A test involving three genes within a relatively short section of the chromosome. It is used to map genes for their order in the chromosome and for the distance between them.