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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.
Industry: Archaeology
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Human evolution
polylinker (multiple cloning site)
Archaeology; Human evolution
A region of clustered unique restriction sites in a cloning vector.
anagenesis
Archaeology; Human evolution
Anatomical change in a single lineage over time that is sufficient to name a new species.
bilateral kinship
Archaeology; Human evolution
Kinship traced to relatives through both father and mother.
synostosis
Archaeology; Human evolution
The joining of separate pieces of bone in human skeletons; the precise timing of such processes is an important indicator of age.
posttranslational transport
Archaeology; Human evolution
Transport in which synthesis of the protein is completed before import into the organelle takes place.
discontinuous trait
Archaeology; Human evolution
A heritable trait in which the mutant phenotype is sharply distinct from the alternative, wild-type phenotype.
