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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genomic library

Archaeology; Human evolution

The collection of molecular clones that contain at least one copy of every DNA sequence in the genome.

insertion sequence (IS) element

The simplest transposable genetic element found in prokaryotes. It is a mobile segment of DNA that contains genes required for the process of insertion of the DNA segment into a chromosome and for ...

trailer sequenc

Archaeology; Human evolution

The sequence of the mRNA molecule beginning at the end of the amino acid-coding sequence and ending at the 3' end of the mRNA. The trailer sequence is not translated and varies in length from ...

lateral frontal trigone

Archaeology; Human evolution

A backward-facing triangular form to the lateral-most part of the supraorbital torus. The apex is created by a prominent temporal ridge, and the torus is thicker at the trigone than it is medially. ...

phenetics

Archaeology; Human evolution

A method of systematics in which relationships are determined by degrees of similarity.

estrus

Archaeology; Human evolution

A time of increased female sexual activity, often accompanied by enhancement of visual or olfactory sexual signals, that occurs at and around the time of ovulation.