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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Phage lysate

Archaeology; Human evolution

The progeny phages released following lysis of phage-infected bacteria.

Sex-linked character

Archaeology; Human evolution

A feature whose expression is controlled by genes located on the sex chromosomes.

Sense codon

Archaeology; Human evolution

A sense codon, as opposed to a nonsense codon, in an mRNA molecule specifies an amino acid in the corresponding polypeptide.

Area of the brain lying below and behind the cerebrum, functioning in proprioception, replaying feedback from muscle activity and motions back to the cortex for finer adjustments and coordination of ...

Endogamy

Archaeology; Human evolution

Mating or marriage within a social or cultural unit (cf. exogamy).

Midsex average

Archaeology; Human evolution

The mean value of a characteristic, estimated as though there were an equal number of males and females, calculated by taking the average of the male mean and the female mean.