BIOL 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Foramen Magnum, Denisovan, Hominini
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Biology 336 april 2 & 7th, 2015. Reading: sections 9. 1-9. 2; (sections17. 1-17. 5 for overview); 17. 8 (pages 587-589) Key terms: hominin, hominid, gene tree, neanderthals, denisovans. Denisovans and humans. of human populations. examples of single gene traits, and complex traits. Outline: hominin evolution, major trends, evolution, modern human evolution, humans, neanderthals and denisovans (oh my!) Anatomical evidence: foramen magnum of the skull, lower body- pelvis and feet. Hominin macroevolutionary trends: hominin evolution: humans, neanderthals and denisovans. Existed between about 400,000 and 30,000 years ago in europe and. The average brain size is slightly larger than that of modern humans. Species or populations can diverge simultaneously with a pair of alleles. Species or populations can diverge after a pair of alleles diverge. Species cannot diverge before a pair of alleles diverge . Denisovans: close relatives of neanderthals also interbred with humans. Jo o zilh o, department of archaeology and anthropology, university of bristol: modern human evolution: ongoing evolution.
