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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Physical anthropology

Homo sapiens

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The genus (Homo) and species (sapiens) categories to which modern humans belong. Homo sapiens evolved from Homo erectus over several hundred thousand years beginning at least 400,000 years ago. The ...

albinism

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The genetically inherited condition in which there is a marked deficiency of pigmentation in skin, hair, and eyes. An individual with these traits is an "albino. " Since the gene for albinism is ...

genotype

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The genetic makeup of an individual. Genotype can refer to an organism's entire genetic makeup or the alleles at a particular locus. See phenotype.

genome

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The full genetic complement of an individual (or a species). In humans, it is estimated that each individual possesses approximately 3 billion nucleotides in all of the DNA that makes up his or her ...

hemoglobin

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The gas transporting protein molecule that normally makes up 95% of the volume of red cells in blood. There are usually about 270,000,000 hemoglobin molecules in each red cell.

diploid number

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The full component of chromosomes normally found in somatic cells. In humans, the number is 46. See haploid number.

proteome

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The full complement of proteins produced by an individual (or a species). It is estimated that each human produces approximately 90,000 types of proteins. See Human Genome Project.