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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
incomplete (partial) dominance
Archaeology; Human evolution
The condition resulting when one allele is not completely dominant to another allele so that the heterozygote has a phenotype between that shown in individuals homozygous for either individual allele ...
temporal fossa
Archaeology; Human evolution
The space enclosed by the side of the skull and the zygomatic arch, which is occupied by the temporalis muscle as it passes from its mandibular attachment to its attachment on the cranium.
balanced polymorphism
Archaeology; Human evolution
A multiplicity of forms in which the frequencies of the different variations do not differ significantly over time because of selection against the extremes (homozygotes).
knuckle-walking
Archaeology; Human evolution
A type of quadrupedal walking used by chimpanzees or gorillas, in which the forearms rest on the dorsal surface of the middle phalanges of the hands.
prognathous
Archaeology; Human evolution
Forward protrusion of the facial region, as a whole or in part (see alveolar prognathism), (cf. orthognathous).
