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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Human Genome Project

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A multinational research effort designed to identify and map the location of all human genes. The idea of a Human Genome Project began at a 1984 international conference in Utah. Research to decode ...

Mongoloidism

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A now rejected alternate term for Down Syndrome.

Negroid

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A presumed human "race" consisting mostly of sub-Saharan Africans. This classification is based on the discredited typological model. The term "Negroid" was derived from the Latin word for the color ...

Caucasoid

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A presumed human "race" consisting of Europeans and other closely related people. The classification is based on the discredited typological model. The term "Caucasoid" was derived from the Caucasus ...

Alzheimer syndrome

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A progressive, irreversible disease characterized by degeneration of brain cells that commonly result in severe loss of memory, the ability to think, and pay attention. There are also usually major ...

Angelman syndrome

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A rare genetically inherited form of mental retardation. The inheritance of this syndrome is subject to genome imprinting.

fragile-X syndrome

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A relatively common genetically inherited abnormality of the X chromosome which results in mental retardation. Since it is an X-linked trait, males more often have it expressed in their phenotypes. ...