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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.
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Human evolution
nontranscribed spacer (NTS) sequence
Archaeology; Human evolution
Sequences, which are not transcribed, found between transcription units in rDNA. Important sequences that control transcription of the rDNA are within the NTS.
mandibular symphysis
Archaeology; Human evolution
The midline joining plane, connecting the two sides of the mandible, fused in adult Anthropoidea.
microliths
Archaeology; Human evolution
Very small blades usually geometric in form used in composite (hafted) tools.
chron (polarity chron or epoch)
Archaeology; Human evolution
A main subdivision of time having predominately one magnetic polarity.
crossing-over
Archaeology; Human evolution
A term introduced by Morgan and E. Cattell, in 1912, to describe the process of reciprocal chromosomal interchange by which recombinants arise.
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