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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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.