Behavior
Artifacts
object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced
Adaptation
Bioarchaeology
Culture
Data
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
Empirical
Ethnocentric
Ethnographies
Evolution
Forensic Anthropology
Fertility
Binomial nomenclature
Catastrophism
Autosomes
Chromosomes
Complementary
Cytoplasm
DNA
Gametes
Genome
The complete genetic material contained in an individual
Hemoglobin
iron-containing protein found in red blood cells that binds chemically to oxygen molecules
Meiosis
Mitochondria
Allele frequency
Alleles
alternate forms of a gene
Founder effect
when a few individuals become isolated from a larger population, this smaller group may establish a new population whose gene pool isn't reflective of the source population
Hypotheses
Osteology
Paleoanthropology
Paleopathology
Primates
Primatology
Science
Scientific method
Species
group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
Uniformitarianism
Mitosis
Molecules
Mutation
Nucleus
Recombination
Replicate
Zygote
Macroevolution
Microevolution
evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies
Polygenic
Gene flow
Gene pool
Genotype
genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes
Sickle Cell Anemia
a genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin, resulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape
Hybrids
Locus
A specific place along the length of a chromosome where a given gene is located.