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human variation: Microevolution
Definition
looks at the human genetics.
Term
What makes humans unique?
Definition

1. larger than most animals

2. have less hair

3. have larger brains relative to body size

4. bipedal

5. have abstract thought

6.speech

7. year round mating

8. variation in learning

9. dependence on tools.

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evolution
Definition
takes place at a microscopic level. change of gene frequency between generations in a population.
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speciation
Definition
new species creaded from old species.
Term

Theory of acquired characteristics

(Lamarck)

Definition
if an animal acquired a certain characteristic during its lifetime, it could pass it on to the next generation.
Term
integration of culture
Definition
every culture has to work together.
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bioculturism
Definition
perspective you need when studying  humanity. (psychology, environment,biology,culture)
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ethnology
Definition
study of existing cultures.
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comparative anatomy
Definition
comparison of species
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ethnocentrism
Definition
judge another culture based on the perspective of our own culture.
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paleopathology
Definition
study of ancient disease.
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cultural relativsm
Definition
viewing a culture from its perspective.
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Erasmus Darwin
Definition
believed all life on Earth began from one source.
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naive realism
Definition
mistaken belief that other people view the world the way we do.
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noble savage
Definition
you work with people with a simpler culture and romanticize it.
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human osteology
Definition
study of human skeletal system
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Nicholas Copernicus
Definition
Earth was not the center of the universe.
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James Ussher
Definition
concluded that the Earth was 6,000 ytears old, based on the bible.
Term

Somatic cells..

 

Form of reproduction..

Definition

body cells. 

 

mitosis.

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Fixity of Species.
Definition
animals are fixed. THe are now how they were first created.
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paleoanthropology
Definition
study of ancient humans.
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Carolus Linneus
Definition
Linnean Hierarchy of Zoological classification. Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
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Malthus
Definition
wrote that if population went unchecked it would double every 25 years.
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Buffon
Definition
Did not believe in fixity of species. believed that the  difference between us and animals was a soul.
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Jean Baptise Lamarck
Definition
coined the term "biology"
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Cuvier (catastrophism)
Definition
after a catastrophy that destroyed all life forms, species of adjacentareas moved in. These species were similar yet different. This explained anatomical changes over time in a specfic area.
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Lyell(uniformitarism)
Definition
geological process are the same as they have always been.
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paleontology
Definition
study of ancient bones.
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Charles Darwin
Definition
"origins of species by means on natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for survival."
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Wallace
Definition
came up with the idea of natural selection in Indonesia.
Term
Natural selection acts on __________ genetic
Definition
individual
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Evolution acts on _______.
Definition
population.
Term

Gametes..

 

form of reproduction..

Definition

Sex cells

 

meiosis

Term
nucleotide
Definition
composed of a sugar, phosphate, and base pair.
Term
Gene
Definition
unit of inheritance.
Term
homologous pairs of chromosomes
Definition
share genes for the same traits.
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Carrier
Definition
carries a trait but doesn't epxress. WOmen are usually carriers.
Term
semiquadrupedalism
Definition

"knuckle walking" 

 

ex. gorillas and chimps

Term

Base pairs

 

Adenine

 

Guanine

Definition

thymine

 

cytosine

Term
gradualism
Definition
slow, gradual change over time.
Term

codons

 

Definition
triplets of mRNA. genetic language of amino acids.
Term
quadrupedalism
Definition

walks on all four legs 

 

ex. monkeys

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DNA triplet
Definition
composed of 3 nucleotides.
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centromere
Definition
the location in the chromosome where the hour hands meet.
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Diploid
Definition
cells that have a full set of chromosome set.
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Haploid
Definition
have half of the complement of chromosomes. (Gametes)
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gestation
Definition
length of pregnancy
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Sex chromosomes
Definition
in mammals X and Y
Term
cross over / synaptic connection
Definition
when homologous pairs exchange genetic information.
Term
primatology
Definition
study of primates.
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homozygote
Definition
has the same allels RR or rr
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heterozygote
Definition
has different alleles. (Rr)
Term
homologies
Definition
structural similarities based on common descent. The more homolgies the closer the species will appear in the taxonomic chart.
Term
quadrumanualism
Definition

fist walking

 

ex orangutans

Term
Lesser Apes
Definition
Gibbons and Siamangs
Term
Great Apes
Definition
chimpanzees, gorillas, oranguatans, bonobos
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sociobiology
Definition
behavioral ecology.looks at behavior that has a genetic basis.
Term
dental formula for new world monkeys
Definition
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Chimpanzees
Definition
live in communities. the males are the philopatric sex.
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prehensility
Definition
ability to grasp
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analogies
Definition
functional similarities not based on common descent.
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baboons
Definition
live in troops. the philapatric sex is the female.
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primitive
Definition

features similar to that of an ancestor.

 

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derived
Definition
a more recent charactertics.
Term
punctuated equilibrium
Definition
rapid evolutionary events
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spermatogenesis

 

oogenesis

Definition

production of sperm

 

production of ova

Term
Paleazoic Era
Definition
Age of the Fish
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Mezozoic Era
Definition
Age of Reptiles
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Cenozoic Era
Definition
Age of Mammals
Term
Characteristics of mammals
Definition

Warm blooded

hair/fur

sweat glands

heterodontismstronger than non mammals

supling

mammalian play

internal eardrum

external ear flap

4 chambered heart

more efficent limbs for improved locomotion.

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dental formula for old world monkeys
Definition
2123
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binocular vision
Definition
vison overlaps
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Super female
Definition
XXX (47 chromosomes)
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