ANT100Y1 Study Guide - Fossil, Natural Selection, Phenotype

• School: UTSG
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT100Y1
• Professor: Christopher Watts

Document Summary

P a g e | 1: research topics, primatology . cross over the study of hominids which include all ape-like ancestors: paleoanthropology. combines the disciplines of paleontology and physical anthropology. study of ancient humans found in fossil hominid such as bones/foot prints: human variation. term used to describe genetic diversity of humans, and represent the total amount of genetic characteristics observed within human species. Introduces the term (allele) : two or more forms of dna sequence in particular gene. Introduces the term (polymorphism): the occurrence of different phenotypes exists in the same population of a species. It is also heritable, and modified by natural selection: medical anthropology. field that studies human health and disease. views human from multidimensional and ecological perspectives www. notesolution. com: forensic anthropology. application of the science of physical anthropology (study of human skeleton) P a g e | 2: methods, theory.