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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Punnett square

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A simple graphical method of showing all of the potential combinations of offspring genotypes that can occur and their probability given the parent genotypes. Punnett squares are commonly used by ...

Acquired Immunodeficiency Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A slow acting disease caused by the HIV retrovirus. AIDS is usually fatal if not treated. Important disease-fighting white blood cells are destroyed, resulting in a weakened immune system. Death ...

Broca's area

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A small area of the human brain that controls the production of speech. It is located in the left frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex. See Wernicke's area.

A form of RNA that binds to specific amino acid molecules and transports them to the ribosomes for the assembly of proteins. Transfer RNA molecules temporarily bond with corresponding messenger RNA ...

Rickets disease

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A disease of the skeletal system in which the bones are softened and often bent as a result of vitamin D deficiency in the diet that hinders the normal development of bones and teeth. Rickets most ...

Mammalia

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A class of warm blooded, usually hairy animals, that feed their young with milk secreted by the mammary glands of females. Mammalia include monotremes, marsupials, primates, cats, dogs, bears, hoofed ...

B.P. date

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A chronometric date that is measured in years before the present. By convention, scientists have assigned 1950 A. D. In the Gregorian calendar as the present.