Physical anthropology

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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Electron spin resonance (ESR)

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A radiometric dating method based on the fact that background radiation causes electrons to separate from their atoms and become trapped in the crystal lattice of minerals. When odd numbers of ...

A genetic pattern in which an individual has two distinct cell groupings--one with normal cells and another with a genetic problem. For instance, some people with Down syndrome produce both normal ...

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A large organic molecule that stores the genetic code for the synthesis of proteins. Each chromosome consists mostly of a DNA molecule. DNA is composed of sugars, phosphates and bases arranged in a ...

Standard deviation

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A statistical measure of the dispersion (or spread) from the arithmetic mean (or average) of a group of scores. Chronometric dates derived with a radiometric method are published with a "plus or ...

Karyotype

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A standardised arrangement of pictures of an individual's chromosomes cut out from a microphotograph of a cell and rearranged into homologous pairs according to size and other physical ...

Biospecies

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A species that has been defined on the basis of the ability to produce fertile offspring. Members of the same species can produce offspring that can in turn reproduce while members of different ...