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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Robertsonian translocation

Archaeology; Human evolution

A type of nonreciprocal translocation in which the long arms of two nonhomologous acrocentric chromosomes become attached to a single centromere.

Dimorphism

Archaeology; Human evolution

A polymorphic character in which the males and the females of a species differ in some aspect of their anatomy not directly related to reproduction or birth.

Tool

Archaeology; Human evolution

An artefact with a functional use. Curated tools are kept for use in the future, while expedient tools are made in response to an immediate need.

Signal recognition particle (SRP)

Archaeology; Human evolution

In eukaryotes, a complex of a small RNA molecule with six proteins, which can temporarily halt protein synthesis by recognising the signal sequence of a nascent polypeptide destined to be ...

Regression

Archaeology; Human evolution

A statistical analysis assessing the association between two variables.

Genealogical species

Archaeology; Human evolution

Species that are defined by common ancestry and are treated as distinct individuals with definite beginnings and ends.

Fission-track dating

Archaeology; Human evolution

A dating method based on the operation of a radioactive clock, the spontaneous fission of anisotope of uranium present in a wide range of rocks and minerals. As with potassium-argon dating, with ...