Physical anthropology

Physical anthropology

The branch of anthropology that studies the development of the human race in the context of other primate species.

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purebred

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Offspring that are the result of mating between genetically similar kinds of parents--the opposite of hybrid. Purebred is the same as true breeding.

chromatids

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

One of two or more strands of a chromosome that are joined at a centromere.

burin

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Narrow gouging chisels used to make and shape a host of other implements out of bone, tusks, antler, or wood. They were usually made from blade flakes in the late Upper Paleolithic tool traditions.

taxonomy

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Naming, describing, and classifying organisms into different categories on the basis of their appearance and other diagnostic characteristics as well as their evolutionary relationships. The ...

antigen

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Molecules that provide the specific signature or identity to blood or other tissue cells. When alien antigens are introduced into the body, they stimulate the production and mobilization of ...

mammary glands

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Milk secreting glands of mammals. They are usually located on the chest or abdomen in one or more bilaterally symmetrical pairs. Mammary glands are also referred to as breasts.

Microscopic simple single celled organisms lacking chlorophyll and a membrane around their nuclei. They reproduce by mitosis. Many species of bacteria are parasites of humans and other animals and ...