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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.

Contributors in Human evolution

Human evolution

extrasomatic

Archaeology; Human evolution

Outside the body, nonbiological or nongenetic.

visual overlap

Archaeology; Human evolution

The ability to see objects simultaneously with both eyes, a requirement of three-dimensional vision.

cognition

Archaeology; Human evolution

The process of acquiring knowledge, including perception, intuition, and reasoning.

diploid (2N)

Archaeology; Human evolution

A eukaryotic cell with two sets of chromosomes.

boss

Archaeology; Human evolution

A round, broad, bulging eminence on cranial bones.

morph

Archaeology; Human evolution

Any of the genetic forms (individual variants) that account for polymorphism.

tibia

Archaeology; Human evolution

Long bones of the lower leg, between the knee and the foot.

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