Anthropology 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: List Of Fossil Primates, Molecular Clock, Ape

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Pages 56-63- intro to human evolution introduction: our place in nature. The theory of evolution by darwin is among the cornerstones of modern science. Species: group of organisms that can produce fertile o spring. All living humans are members of the species homosapiens which belongs to the genus homo. Hominoids: biological superfamily that includes humans, great apes, and gibbons. Humans also belong to the order primates. Humans did not evolve from apes, humans and apes evolved from a same common ancestor. Phylogeny is the evolutionary history of a species and is based on combination of info from fossils and genetics. The path of our growth and development as individuals is the result of interaction between genetics and environment. Ontogeny: growth and development of an individual organism. Nuclear dna: dna located in the nucleus. Mitocondrial dna: dna located outside of the cell nucleus. inherited exclusively from the mother. Dna evidence can be used to the genetic similarities between species.

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