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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platymera

Archaeology; Human evolution

Anteroposterior flattening of the upper shaft of the femur.

plasma membrane

Archaeology; Human evolution

Lipid bilayer that surrounds the cytoplasm of both animal and plant cells.

principle of segregation (first law)

The law that two members of a gene pair (alleles) segregate (separate) from each other during the formation of gametes. As a result, one-half the gametes carry one allele and the other half carry the ...