Is altruism encoded in our genes
... prerequisite for true altruism. Warneken and Tomasello’s data are only the beginning of a new picture, but they are suggestive of a model whereby predisposition to pro-social behavior — even toward strangers — is hard-wired into at least some primates. This model, in turn, would point toward a much ...
... prerequisite for true altruism. Warneken and Tomasello’s data are only the beginning of a new picture, but they are suggestive of a model whereby predisposition to pro-social behavior — even toward strangers — is hard-wired into at least some primates. This model, in turn, would point toward a much ...
Genomic Comparisons of Humans and Chimpanzees
... insertions and deletions were unique to each species, making the actual difference between the two genomes ∼4%. Britten (2002) actually predicted this earlier. Defining differences in DNA and protein sequences has been of interest to evolutionary molecular biologists for decades, but the tools and da ...
... insertions and deletions were unique to each species, making the actual difference between the two genomes ∼4%. Britten (2002) actually predicted this earlier. Defining differences in DNA and protein sequences has been of interest to evolutionary molecular biologists for decades, but the tools and da ...
PowerPoint Session #6
... in 1891 in Java, Indonesia. Dutch anatomist Dr. Dubois (1858-1940) believed in evolution and had gone to Java, Indonesia to look for missing links between man and apes. Dubois had no formal training in geology or paleontology at the time, and his “archaeological team” consisted of prison convicts wi ...
... in 1891 in Java, Indonesia. Dutch anatomist Dr. Dubois (1858-1940) believed in evolution and had gone to Java, Indonesia to look for missing links between man and apes. Dubois had no formal training in geology or paleontology at the time, and his “archaeological team” consisted of prison convicts wi ...
Animal Intelligence and the Evolution of the Human Mind
... Fittingly, researchers have found the best correlates for intelligence by looking at a much smaller scale. Brains consist of nerve cells, or neurons, and supporting cells called glia. The more neurons, the more extensive and more productive the neuronal networks can be—and those networks determine v ...
... Fittingly, researchers have found the best correlates for intelligence by looking at a much smaller scale. Brains consist of nerve cells, or neurons, and supporting cells called glia. The more neurons, the more extensive and more productive the neuronal networks can be—and those networks determine v ...
Evolution II - contents - Chittka Lab
... Under a system of phylogenetic classification, we could name any clade on this tree. For example, the Testudines, Squamata, Archosauria, and Crocodylomorpha all form clades. However, the reptiles do not form a monophyletic clade, as shown in the cladogram. That means that "reptile" is not a valid ph ...
... Under a system of phylogenetic classification, we could name any clade on this tree. For example, the Testudines, Squamata, Archosauria, and Crocodylomorpha all form clades. However, the reptiles do not form a monophyletic clade, as shown in the cladogram. That means that "reptile" is not a valid ph ...
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... • There are two types of sexual selection. – intrasexual selection: competition among males – intersexual selection: males display certain traits to ...
... • There are two types of sexual selection. – intrasexual selection: competition among males – intersexual selection: males display certain traits to ...
handouts
... – variations are the real fabric of evolution – natural selection acts on these variations ...
... – variations are the real fabric of evolution – natural selection acts on these variations ...
Human Variation - Department of Anthropology
... Office Hours (Fall Semester): Wednesday 1-4 P.M, or by appointment Course Description: This is a course in physical anthropology that describes variation in living humans, and identifies the random or adaptive evolutionary processes responsible for this variation. It deals with genetic, anatomical, ...
... Office Hours (Fall Semester): Wednesday 1-4 P.M, or by appointment Course Description: This is a course in physical anthropology that describes variation in living humans, and identifies the random or adaptive evolutionary processes responsible for this variation. It deals with genetic, anatomical, ...
Chapter 1 Introduction
... Humans are hominids, belonging to the taxonomic family Hominidae. Bipedalism, walking on two legs, is a critical feature of the hominids. Humans are members of the Order Primates, the group of mammals that includes prosimians, monkeys and apes. ...
... Humans are hominids, belonging to the taxonomic family Hominidae. Bipedalism, walking on two legs, is a critical feature of the hominids. Humans are members of the Order Primates, the group of mammals that includes prosimians, monkeys and apes. ...
Natural Selection - Teacher **DRAFT
... biological evolution is far more than change over time—it involves descent through genetic inheritance. When we think about how evolution occurs, we can consider it on different scales. On a very small scale, microevolution involves changes in gene frequency in a population from one generation to th ...
... biological evolution is far more than change over time—it involves descent through genetic inheritance. When we think about how evolution occurs, we can consider it on different scales. On a very small scale, microevolution involves changes in gene frequency in a population from one generation to th ...
Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations, to c
... Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations, to c. 600 B.C.E. Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth The term Big Geography draws attention to the global nature of world history. Throughout the Paleolithic period, humans migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, ...
... Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations, to c. 600 B.C.E. Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth The term Big Geography draws attention to the global nature of world history. Throughout the Paleolithic period, humans migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, ...
Comparing the human and chimpanzee genomes: Searching for
... Searching for needles in a haystack Ajit Varki1 and Tasha K. Altheide Glycobiology Research and Training Center, Departments of Medicine and Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA The chimpanzee genome sequence is a long-awaited mileston ...
... Searching for needles in a haystack Ajit Varki1 and Tasha K. Altheide Glycobiology Research and Training Center, Departments of Medicine and Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA The chimpanzee genome sequence is a long-awaited mileston ...
Chapter 1 (pp. 4-9) Omnivorousness: Defining Food
... 1. Can eat a greater variety of energy- and nutrient-rich food sources. 2. Less vulnerable than specialist eaters (think about the mastodons). 3. Propelled our ancestors into new environments in search of foods. ...
... 1. Can eat a greater variety of energy- and nutrient-rich food sources. 2. Less vulnerable than specialist eaters (think about the mastodons). 3. Propelled our ancestors into new environments in search of foods. ...
Language and Culture
... features associated with human language. No non-human animals appear to share all of the features associated with human language, although some animals come close. In addition, humans share a greater degree of development of language-using features. For example, humans have highly developed lip, ton ...
... features associated with human language. No non-human animals appear to share all of the features associated with human language, although some animals come close. In addition, humans share a greater degree of development of language-using features. For example, humans have highly developed lip, ton ...
Hunting, Gathering and Co-operating
... that primitive warfare is rare, mild and ritualized, or at least was so until the noble savages were contaminated by contact with Westerners. But this is romantic nonsense. War has always been hell." Most work in evolutionary psychology takes a similar view, that hunting-gathering society was built ...
... that primitive warfare is rare, mild and ritualized, or at least was so until the noble savages were contaminated by contact with Westerners. But this is romantic nonsense. War has always been hell." Most work in evolutionary psychology takes a similar view, that hunting-gathering society was built ...
Karyotype and Genetic Disorders
... diseases - address the ethical questions of gene identification and gene therapy Karyotype= Picture of arranged chromosomes - Humans have 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes (22 autosomal pairs) - Homologous= each similar in size and shape - Process= Scientists take a picture of cells during mitosis, ...
... diseases - address the ethical questions of gene identification and gene therapy Karyotype= Picture of arranged chromosomes - Humans have 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes (22 autosomal pairs) - Homologous= each similar in size and shape - Process= Scientists take a picture of cells during mitosis, ...
The Earliest Possible Hominids
... The earliest fossil remains that may belong to the hominid lineage date to the time period between approximately 7 and 4 million years ago (mya). Most of these fossil remains have been discovered quite recently, within the last ten years or so. Each of the following three genera exhibit a mosaic of ...
... The earliest fossil remains that may belong to the hominid lineage date to the time period between approximately 7 and 4 million years ago (mya). Most of these fossil remains have been discovered quite recently, within the last ten years or so. Each of the following three genera exhibit a mosaic of ...
Chapter 1: The First Humans
... DNA: Analyzing blood, hairs and plant tissue left on tools and weapons can tell more about humans, their tools, the animals they killed and human evolution in general ...
... DNA: Analyzing blood, hairs and plant tissue left on tools and weapons can tell more about humans, their tools, the animals they killed and human evolution in general ...
Human evolutionary genetics
Human evolutionary genetics studies how one human genome differs from another human genome, the evolutionary past that gave rise to it, and its current effects. Differences between genomes have anthropological, medical and forensic implications and applications. Genetic data can provide important insight into human evolution.