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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chignon

Archaeology; Human evolution

Another name for the occipital bun.

folivore (folivorous, folivory)

Archaeology; Human evolution

Leaf-eating; folivores are animals whose primary source of food is foliage.

gene segregation

Archaeology; Human evolution

See principle of segregation (first law).

principle of independent assortment (second law)

Archaeology; Human evolution

The law that the factors (genes) for different traits assort independently of one another. In other words, genes on different chromosomes behave independently in the production of gametes.

twin spots

Archaeology; Human evolution

Two adjacent cell groups that differ in genotype and phenotype. They result from mitotic crossing-over within the somatic cells of a heterozygous individual.

gc box

Archaeology; Human evolution

A eukaryotic promoter element with the consensus sequence 5'-GGGCGGG-3' that can be found in either orientation upstream of the transcription initiation site. The GC boxes appear to help the RNA ...