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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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Human evolution
Migration (genic)
Archaeology; Human evolution
The movements of genes caused by individuals moving, including new individuals entering (immigration) or leaving (emmigration) a population, introducing or removing genetic material and thereby ...
Cross-fertilization
Archaeology; Human evolution
A term used for the fusion of male and female gametes from different individuals; the bringing together of genetic material from different individual for the purpose of genetic recombination.
Evolutionary species
Archaeology; Human evolution
A single monophyletic lineage of ancestral-descendant populations that maintains its identity from other such lineages and that ahs its own evolutionary tendencies and historical fate. Reproductive ...
Gene regulatory elements
Archaeology; Human evolution
Base-pair sequences associated with a gene, which are involved in the regulation of gene expression.
Phytoliths
Archaeology; Human evolution
Minute particles of silica derived from the cells of plants, able to survive after the organism has decomposed or been burned. They are common in ash layers, pottery, and even on stone tools.
Perikymata
Archaeology; Human evolution
Elevations between the grooves encircling tooth crowns that are caused by growth-related segmentation of enamel crystals.
Opisthocranion
Archaeology; Human evolution
The back of the school, located as far from the centre of the brows as is possible to get on the midline.
