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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
Lineage
Archaeology; Human evolution
A group of ancestral-descendant species that are reproductively isolated from other lineages, a line of common descent.
Maxillary shelving
Archaeology; Human evolution
A straight lower cheek border that merges smoothly into the lateral wall of the palate and creates a continuous bone mass between the masseter attachment and tooth row.
Convergence
Archaeology; Human evolution
The independent evolution of the same, or very similar, features in two or more species from different features in their last common ancestor.
Allen's rule
Archaeology; Human evolution
To retain heat, warm-blooded animals tend to have shorter and bulkier limbs in colder climates than their relatives in warmer regions.
Intraspecies clade
Archaeology; Human evolution
A group of ancestral-descendant poulations that share common descent (although not unique common descent) within a species.
Trans-dominant
Archaeology; Human evolution
The phenomenon of a gene or DNA sequence controlling genes that are on a different piece (strand) of DNA.
