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

Distal end of flake

Archaeology; Human evolution

The location on a flake that shows the type of termination opposite the striking platform.

Cognitive map

Archaeology; Human evolution

Our mental construct of the physical and social world and our position in them.

Nullisomy

Archaeology; Human evolution

The aberrant, aneuploid state in a normally diploid cell or organism in which there is a loss of one pair of homologous chromosomes.

Disjunction

Archaeology; Human evolution

The process in anaphase during which sister chromatid pairs undergo separation.

Transposase

Archaeology; Human evolution

A enzyme encoded by the IS element of a transposon that calalyzes transposition activity of a transposable element.

Descent group

Archaeology; Human evolution

A kin group whose membership is based on a rule of descent. Appropriate descent status entitles a person to be a member of the group.

Monotypic

Archaeology; Human evolution

A taxon containing limited variation or internal subdivision, with one immediately subordinate taxon (e.g., a species with only one subspecies or race).