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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probability

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The likelihood that a specific event will occur. Probability is usually expressed as the ratio of the number of actual occurrences to the number of possible occurrences.

phylum

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The level of classification just below kingdom in the Linnaean Classification system. At this level, animals are grouped together based on similarities in basic body plan or organization.

class

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The level of classification below subphylum and above subclass in the Linnaean classification system. Humans are members of the class Mammalia.

The late 18th century theory of James Hutton that the natural forces now changing the shape of the Earth's surface have been operating in the past much in the same way. The most important implication ...

Upper Paleolithic

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The last part of the Paleolithic stage of development in which Cro-Magnon and other late ice age modern Homo sapiens developed a number of sophisticated stone tool making traditions including the ...

nucleic acids

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The largest of the molecules in living organisms. It is composed of a chain of nucleotides that code for the synthesis of specific proteins. DNA and RNA are types of nucleic acid.

species

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The largest natural population of organisms that can potentially interbreed to produce fertile offspring. It is commonly assumed that members of one species are reproductively isolated from members ...