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Physical anthropology
The branch of anthropology that studies the development of the human race in the context of other primate species.
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Physiological plasticity
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
Referring to the physical moldability of an organism as it is developing. This flexibility allows environmental forces to alter the genetically predetermined shape of our bodies to some extent. ...
HLA system
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
Referring to the over 100 antigens on the surface of human body tissue cells that can be recognised by some kinds of leukocytes and potentially lead to the rejection of these tissues if they are ...
Physiology
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
Referring to the organic or bodily processes of an organism. See anatomy.
Linnaean classification system
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
Referring to the classification system in use by the biological sciences today to classify all living things. It lumps organisms together based on presumed homologies. The assumption is that the more ...
Manual dexterity
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
Referring to the ability to manipulate objects with the hands.
Radiometric dating
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
Referring to techniques for chronometric dating based on known half-lives of particular isotopes or the rate of other cumulative changes in atoms resulting from radioactivity. Examples include ...
Subsistence pattern
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
Referring to sources of food and the way they are obtained (e.g., scavenging, hunting, and farming). Subsistence base is another name for subsistence pattern. "Subsistence strategy" refers to ...