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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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Semispinalis capitis
Archaeology; Human evolution
A muscle of the nuchal region travelling down the back where it attaches to cervical and thoracic vertebrae, important in extending and stabilising the head (for instance in conjunction with anterior ...
Map unit (mu)
Archaeology; Human evolution
A unit of measurement used for the distance between two gene pairs on a genetic map. A crossover frequency of 1 percent between two genes equals 1 map unit. See also centi-Morgan.
Diachronic
Archaeology; Human evolution
Referring to phenomena as they change over time; i.e. employing a chronological perspective.
Translation (protein synthesis)
Archaeology; Human evolution
The conversion in the cell of the mRNA base sequence information into an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide.
Metastasis
Archaeology; Human evolution
The spreading of malignant tumour cells throughout the body so that tumours develop at new sites.
Poly(A) polymerase
Archaeology; Human evolution
The enzyme that catalyses the production of the 3'poly(A) tail.
Nasofrontal suture
Archaeology; Human evolution
The suture along the upper border of the nasal bones with the frontal. Its shape can help determine geograohic origin.
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