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Human Origins: Chapters 1-4
Human Origins as taught by Jenny Campbell at SLCC
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
05/03/2014

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Theories
Definition
The result of repeated testing. Not absolute, open to falsification. Tested explanations of facts.
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Hypothesis
Definition
A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence.
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Fixity of Species
Definition
The belief that species do not change but are the same as when first created.
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Copernicus
Definition
Challenged a notion proposed by Aristotle to account for the movement of the sun and planets.
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Uniformitarianism
Definition
Key principle of geology, establishing the concept of "deep time"
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Catastrophism
Definition
Geological principle that asserts that the earth has been shaped by sudden, short-lived, violent events.
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Darwin and Natural Selection
Definition
Understood the units of heredity. Recognized the importance of biological variation. Believed that population size was limited to food availability.
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Enzymes
Definition
Specialized proteins
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Protein synthesis: product of transcription
Definition
mRNA
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Protein synthesis: product of translation
Definition
Amino Acids
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Ribosome
Definition
Three DNA bases that code for an amino acid
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Principle of Segregation
Definition
Idea that during the production of gametes the two copies of each gene separate so that offspring acquire one allele from each parent.
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Recombination
Definition
During meiosis when homologous chromosomes exchange genetic information.
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Polygenic Traits
Definition
Have a continuous range of expression.
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Microevolution
Definition
The change in allele frequency from one generation to the next.
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Environment
Definition
Determines if a trait is favorable.
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Mutation
Definition
The only source of NEW genetic material in any population.
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Allele
Definition
An alternate form of a gene.
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Charles Lyell
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Uniformitarianism
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Gregor Mendel
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Independent Assortment
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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics
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Thomas Malthus
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Principles of Populations
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Alfred Russel Wallace
Definition
Natural Selection
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Independent Assortment
Definition
Separate genes for separate traits are inherited independently of one another.
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Natural Selection
Definition
Organisms better adapted to their environment survive and produce more offspring.
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Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics
Definition
Traits gained in one generation can be passed down to the next.
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Uniformitarianism
Definition
Ongoing natural forces shape the earth and are consistent over time.
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Principles of Populations
Definition
Human population growth is limited by resources.
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Phenotypes
Definition
The observable, physical expression of genotypes.
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Double Helix
Definition
Structure of a (nuclear) DNA molecule
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Cell Nucleus
Definition
In protein synthesis, where transcription occurs.
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Ribosome
Definition
In protein synthesis, where translation occurs.
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tRNA
Definition
A molecule that brings free floating amino acids to the ribosome.
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Binomial Nomenclature
Definition
A taxonomic system of classification developed by Carolous Linneaus.
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46
Definition
Number of chromosomes in the normal human karyotype.
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Examples Natural Selection
Definition
Predation, access to resources, and climate.
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Melanin
Definition
The pigment that is responsible for coloration in humans.
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