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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diabetes

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

An inherited metabolic disorder in which there are abnormally high blood sugar levels. In advanced stages, this often results in blindness from cataracts, nerve damage, gangrene in the feet and legs ...

genome imprinting

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

An inheritance pattern in which a gene will have a different effect depending on the gender of the parent from whom it is inherited. Genome imprinting is also known as genetic imprinting.

Carrier

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

An individual who is heterozygous for a trait that only shows up in the phenotype of those who are homozygous recessive. Carriers often do not show any signs of the trait but can pass it on to their ...

chimera

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

An individual who is genetically two people. Fully chimeric individuals are usually the product of two fertilized ova fusing into a single embryo shortly after conception.

hermaphrodite

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

An individual who has one or more testes and ovaries and whose external genitalia are not clearly male or female. This condition can occur in chimeras who have inherited both a male and a female set ...

suspensory climbing

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

An animal that travels through the trees by swinging under branches with a hand over hand motion. The smaller apes and some New World monkeys brachiate.

blending theory

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

An incorrect 19th century theory about the inheritance of characteristics. It proposed that inherited traits blend from generation to generation. Through his plant cross-breeding experiments, Gregor ...