ANTH 2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pleiotropy, Progestin, Telomere
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Human lifecycle reproduction growth/development and maturation age and senescence. 87% of a newborns metabolism is going to the brain (chimps = 45%: child: 36-72 months aka 3-6 years (cid:12254) Rst fatherhood is 21-25 years of age big gap 10 years, most other mammals the gap is about 3 years (cid:12254: adult: 216 months (18 years) attained full maturation. 20-25% is metabolism is going to brain (chimps is 9%) 1 pair = sex chromosomes (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) have sex determination. 07/27/15 gender (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) sexuality (cid:12254) (cid:12254) identity vs. behavior. Hpg axis = hypothalamic pituitary goncidal axis (cid:12254) (cid:12254) hypothalamus = stimulates gonadotropin release (gnrh) pituitary = releases gonadotropins (lh and fsh) The grandmother hypothesis = shift of allocation of resources from individual tness to inclusive. Review for exam 3 life history (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254)
