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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.
Industry: Archaeology
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Human evolution
transcription factors (TFs)
Archaeology; Human evolution
Specific proteins that are required for the initiation of transcription by each of the three eukaryotic RNA polymerases. Each polymerase uses its own set of TFs.
uranium series dating
Archaeology; Human evolution
A dating method based on the radioactive decay of isotopes of uranium. It has proved particularly useful for the period before 50,000 years ago, which lies outside the time range of radiocarbon ...
human genome project
Archaeology; Human evolution
A project to obtain the sequence of the complete 3 billion (3 x 109) nucleotide pairs of the human genome, and to map all of the estimated 50,000 to 100,000 human genes.
porphyry
Archaeology; Human evolution
An igneous rock consisting of coarse mineral grains scattered through a mixture of fine mineral grains.
diagnosis
Archaeology; Human evolution
In taxonomy, a statement of the characters that uniquely distinguish a taxon from other taxa.
