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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Pulp (cavity)

Archaeology; Human evolution

The vascularized and innervated tissue enclosed in the centre of a tooth.

Structural gene

Archaeology; Human evolution

A gene that codes for an mRNA molecule and hence for a polypeptide chain.

Controlling site

Archaeology; Human evolution

A specific sequence of nucleotide pairs adjacent to the gene where the transcription of a gene occurs in response to a particular molecular event.

Promoter site

Archaeology; Human evolution

A specific regulatory nucleotide sequence in the DNA to which RNA polymerase binds for the initiation of transcription.

Ecofacts

Archaeology; Human evolution

Non-artifactual organic and environmental remains which have cultural relevance, e.g. faunal and floral material as well as soils and sediments.

Soil features caused when the ground freezes and contracts, opening up fissures in the permafrost thatfill with ice wedges. The fossil wedges are proof of past cooling of climate and of the depth of ...