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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gametogenesis

Archaeology; Human evolution

The formation of male and female gametes by meiosis.

lateralization

Archaeology; Human evolution

The transfer of a function to one side of a bilaterally symmetric structure or body.

canine

Archaeology; Human evolution

A conical or spade-like tooth (depending on species) located between the incisors and premolars.

asterion (ast)

Archaeology; Human evolution

A point on the back of the skull at which the lambdoidal, parietomastoid, and occipital sutures meet.

repulsion

Archaeology; Human evolution

An arrangement in which each homologous chromsome carries the wild-type allele of one gene and the mutant allele of the other one.

grind

Archaeology; Human evolution

In chewing, the action resulting from applied forces with components that are both perpendicular and parallel to the plane of contact between the teeth.