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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wild type

Archaeology; Human evolution

A strain, organism, or gene of the type that is designated as the standard for the organism with respect to genotype and phenotype.

clavicle

Archaeology; Human evolution

Colarbone; the bone connecting the sternum (breastbone) to the scapula (shoulder blade).

sensory area

Archaeology; Human evolution

One of the three areas of the cerebral cortex devoted to reception of information from the body's senses.

expedient tools

Archaeology; Human evolution

Stone tools made with little or no production effort (see informal tools).

chiasma interference (chromosomal interference)

Archaeology; Human evolution

The physical interference caused by the breaking and rejoinng of chromatids that reduces the probability of more than one crossing-over event occurring near another one in one part of the meiotic ...