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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
chaine operatoire
Archaeology; Human evolution
Ordered chain of actions, gestures, and processes in a production sequence (e.g. of a stone tool or a pot) which led to the transformation of a given material towards the finished product. The ...
poly(A) site
Archaeology; Human evolution
The 3' end of mRNA to which 50 to 250 adenine nucleotides are added as part of mRNA posttranscriptional modification.
genetic counseling
Archaeology; Human evolution
The procedures whereby the risks of prospective parents having a child who expresses a genetic disease are evaluated and explained to them. The genetic counselor typically makes predictions about the ...
extended family
Archaeology; Human evolution
A domestic group or composite of domestic groups consisting of two or more nuclear families linked together through parent and child or through siblings.
genetic map (linkage map)
Archaeology; Human evolution
A representation of the genetic distance separating nonallelic gene loci in a linkage structure.
antigen
Archaeology; Human evolution
Any large molecule that stimulates the production of specific antibodies or that binds specifically to an antibody.
cerebral lobe
Archaeology; Human evolution
A division of the cerebral cortex at the rear of the brain.
