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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parasagittal

Archaeology; Human evolution

Refers to a plane through the body parallel to the sagittal plane.

frontal bone

Archaeology; Human evolution

The cranial bone forming the forehead and the top of the orbits and nose.

pachynema

Archaeology; Human evolution

The stage in meiosis (mid-prophase I) during which the homologous pairs of chromosomes exchange chromosome regions.

endocast

Archaeology; Human evolution

A cast made of the mold formed by the impression the brain makes on the inside of the neurocranium, providing a replica of the brain with the grosser details of its outer surface. Also called ...

A muscle of the nuchal region travelling down the back where it attaches to cervical and thoracic vertebrae, important in extending and stabilizing the head (for instance in conjunction with anterior ...

map unit (mu)

Archaeology; Human evolution

A unit of measurement used for the distance between two gene pairs on a genetic map. A crossover frequency of 1 percent between two genes equals 1 map unit. See also centi-Morgan.