ANT101H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Quantitative Trait Locus, Forensic Anthropology, Gregor Mendel
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Anthropology - the study of human experience from multiple perspectives. All human population is biologically related to each other in time & space: paleonutrition. Determination of dietary components of ancient populations: biochem analysis / nutritional deficiencies from bones i. i. i. i, paleodemography, palaeopathology. Study of the structure of populations: age at death, sex ratio of population. Determination and quantification of morbid conditions that leave evidence on bone: forensic anthropology i. Recovery and analysis of skeletons for law enforcements. Lowest - homo sapiens: genus - placed in shared similarities groups, systema natura. 2nd lowest - homo: added class and order with the genus and species, order - 4th lowest - primates, class - 5th lowest - mammalia, uniformitarianism, survival of the fittest. Uniform & continuous: humans multiply geometrically, while food grows arithmetically. Humans will outgrow resources: transformation, pre-darwin evolutionist: i. i. i. i. i, processes shaping the earth are the same as today as they were in the past.
