20 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Archaeology > 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.
Industry: Archaeology
Add a new termContributors in Human evolution
Human evolution
Geomagnetic reversal
Archaeology; Human evolution
An aspect of archaeomagnetism relevant to the dating of the Lower Paleolithic, involving complete reversals in the earth's magnetic field.
Enhancer sequence (enhancer element)
Archaeology; Human evolution
In eukaryotes, a type of DNA sequence element having a strong, positive effect on transcription by RNA polymerase II.
Morphocline
Archaeology; Human evolution
A continous gradation of anatomical change over space and time.
Concerted evolution (molecular drive)
Archaeology; Human evolution
A poorly understood evolutionary process that produces uniformity of sequence in multiple copies of a gene.
Context
Archaeology; Human evolution
An artifact's context usually consisits of its immediate matrix (the material surrounding it, e.g. gravel, clay, rock, or sand), its provenience (horizontal and vertical position within the matrix), ...
Silencer element
Archaeology; Human evolution
In eukaryotes, a transcriptional regulatory element that decreases RNA transcription rather than stimulating it like other enhancer elements.
Bacteria
Archaeology; Human evolution
Spherical, rod-shaped, or spiral-shaped, single-cellular or multi-cellular, filamentous prokaryotic organisms.
