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16 Cards in this Set
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Allen's rule
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Protruding body parts are bigger in warmer areas
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Bergmann's rule
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Larger bodies are found in colder areas, smaller bodies in warm areas
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cline
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Gradual shift in gene frequencies between neighboring populations
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haplogroup
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Lineage or branch of genetic tree marked by one or more specific genetic mutations
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melanin
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natural sunscreen produced by skin cells responsible for pigmentation
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phenotypical adaptation
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Adaptive biological changes during an individuals lifetime
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racial classification
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assigning organisms to categories based on common ancestry
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rickets
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Vitamin D Deficiency marked by bone deformation
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Thomson's nose rule
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Average nose length increases in cold areas
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tropics
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Zones within 23 degrees north or south of the equator
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Behavioral Modernity
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fully human behavior based on symbolic thought and cultural creativity
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blade tool
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basic upper paleolithic tool; hammered off a prepared core
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Clovis
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Early American spear point/arrowhead made from flint
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Cro Magnon
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European early modern humans that lived ~43,000 YBP
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Herto
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Homo Sapien Idaltu, lived in pleistocene Africa ~160,000 YBP
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Upper Paleolithic
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Late stone age, occured ~50,000-10,000 years ago
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