What is an allele ?
Alternative form of a gene
What is a Co dominant allele ?
Where both are expressed in the heterozygous
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What is a dominant allele ?
Where the dominant allele is expressed in the genotype, it will also be expressed in the phenotype
What is a genotype
The genetic make up of an individual
What is the heterozygous ?
Where an individual alleles are different
What is the homozygous ?
Where an individual alleles are the same
What is the phenotype ?
Someones physical characteristics
What is a recessive allele ?
When alleles only show their effect if individual inherits two copies of the allele - one from each parent
What is transcription ?
The process of RNA synthesis
What is translation ?
The process of protein synthesis
What is pseudoscience ?
A shaky foundation of practices, that are presented as scientific, but does not meet the standards of science
What is Archaeology ?
The study of human remains; artifacts, features, and eco facts
What is biological/physical anthropology ?
The study of humans, non - humans primates, and our hominini ancestors
What is ethics ?
It is based on well founded standards of rights and wrongs that describe that humans ought to do in terms of rights obligations , benefits to society, fairness of specific values
What does NAGPRA stand for ?
Native Americans Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
What is social cultural anthropology ?
The study of how different people live in the world, their aspirations and struggles, values, interest related to actions
