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

Zygomaxillary region

Archaeology; Human evolution

The cheek, comprised of the anterior face of the maxilla and zygomatic bones.

Genic exchange

Archaeology; Human evolution

The sharing of genetic material because of gene flow or migration.

Olecranon process

Archaeology; Human evolution

A beak-like projection on the proximal end of the ulna, at the elbow, for articulation with the humerus and attachment of the triceps muscles.

Inducer

Archaeology; Human evolution

A chemical or environmental agent for bacterial operons that brings about the transcription of an operon.

Intragenic suppressors

Archaeology; Human evolution

A mutation whose effect is to suppress the phenotypic consequences of another mutation within the same gene in which the suppressor mutation is located.

Replication fork

Archaeology; Human evolution

A Y-shaped structure formed when a double-stranded DNA molecule unwinds to expose the two single-stranded template strands for DNA replication.

Paleoentomology

Archaeology; Human evolution

The study of insects from archaeological contexts. The survival of insect exoskeletons, which are quite resistant to decomposition, is an important source of evidence in the reconstruction of ...