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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Extended family

Archaeology; Human evolution

A domestic group or composite of domestic groups consisting of two or more nuclear families linked together through parent and child or through siblings.

Genetic map (linkage map)

Archaeology; Human evolution

A representation of the genetic distance separating nonallelic gene loci in a linkage structure.

Antigen

Archaeology; Human evolution

Any large molecule that stimulates the production of specific antibodies or that binds specifically to an antibody.

Arboreal

Archaeology; Human evolution

Living mainly in trees; for instance, arboreal quadrupeds are animals that use all four limbs in walking and running on trees limbs.

Genotypic sex determination

Archaeology; Human evolution

The process by which the sex chromosomes play a decisive role in the inheritance and determination of sex.

Sedimentary rock

Archaeology; Human evolution

A rock composed of the by-products of other rocks that have been eroded or dissolved. Examples of sedimentary rocks are sandstone, mudstone, halite, and chert.