Human evolution

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.

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adaptation

Archaeology; Human evolution

Changing to fit, or respond to, the requirements of the environment.

site exploitation territory (SET)

Archaeology; Human evolution

Often confused with site catchment analysis, this is a method of achieving a fairly standardized assessment of the area habitually used by a site's occupants.

allopatric speciation

Archaeology; Human evolution

Species formation when there is geographical isolation (cf. sympatric speciation).

allele frequency

Archaeology; Human evolution

The percentage of an allele at a particular locus relative to all the different alleles at the locus, usually calculated for a population.

chalcedony

Archaeology; Human evolution

A cryptocrystalline fibrous quartz, usually light colored and translucent.

clonal selection

Archaeology; Human evolution

A process whereby cells that already have antibodies specific to an antigen on their surfaces are stimulated to proliferate and secrete that antibody.

An error in replication or other alteration of the nucleotide base sequence creating a change in the sequence of base pairs on a DNA molecule. If the change occurs in the DNA of a somatic cell, the ...