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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exons

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

DNA base pairs that code for proteins and, therefore, are part of genes. Only 1. 2-1. 5% of DNA consists of exons. See introns.

osmosis

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Diffusion of a liquid through a membrane.

Defective developments of the brain or spinal cord. By the mid embryonic stage (5 weeks in humans), a neural tube extends from the top of the head to the lower end of the spinal column. Later, this ...

stuttering alleles

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Defective alleles that have segments which are doubled in their transmission from generation to generation. In the case of genetically inherited diseases, the result is increasingly severe symptoms ...

paleomagnetic dating

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Dating methods based on the fact that the magnetic north pole wanders around the rotational north pole and has repeatedly reversed position with the magnetic south pole at irregular intervals in the ...

evaporative cooling

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Cooling of the skin resulting from the evaporation of sweat on its surface. In hot dry environments, this is normally the most significant mechanism by which the human body loses excess heat.