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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.

Contributors in Human evolution

Human evolution

descent

Archaeology; Human evolution

A relationship defined by connection to an ancestor/ancestress through a culturally recognized sequence of parent-child links.

gluteus minimus

Archaeology; Human evolution

Large muscle extending from the lateral surface of the ilium to the greater trochanter of the femur, causing abduction and rotation at the hip.

second law

Archaeology; Human evolution

See principle of independent assortment.

neural canal

Archaeology; Human evolution

The large opening though the vertebrae than encloses the spinal cord, also called the vertebral canal.

homologue

Archaeology; Human evolution

A homologous structure.

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