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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Biological Anthropology''' β The study of human biology within the framework of evolution. * '''Evolution''' β The change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. * '''Natural Selection''' β The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. * '''Hominin''' β Humans and their immediate ancestors (since the split from chimps). * '''Primatology''' β The study of non-human primates (monkeys, apes, lemurs). * '''Paleoanthropology''' β The study of the human fossil record. * '''Forensic Anthropology''' β Applying skeletal analysis to legal investigations (identifying remains). * '''Bipedalism''' β Walking on two legs; the defining characteristic of the hominin lineage. * '''Osteology''' β The study of bones. * '''Sexual Dimorphism''' β Distinct differences in size or appearance between the sexes of an animal. * '''Genotype''' β The genetic makeup of an individual. * '''Phenotype''' β The observable physical characteristics of an individual (influenced by genes and environment). * '''Adaptation''' β A trait that increases an organism's fitness in its environment. * '''Genome''' β The complete set of genetic material in an organism. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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