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Epiphyseal Fusion – The process by which growth plates in bones close, used in age estimation.

Postcranial Skeleton – The bones of the body excluding the skull.

Cranial Morphology – The study of skull shape and structure to infer ancestry, health, and development.

Ossification – The process by which bone tissue is formed.

Bone Remodeling – The continuous process of bone formation and resorption.

Osteology – The scientific study of bones and skeletal structures.

Skeletal Biology – The study of human bones to understand growth, development, and biological variation.

Denisovan DNA – Genetic material from a now-extinct archaic human group related to Neanderthals.

Epigenetics – The study of changes in gene expression caused by environmental factors rather than alterations in DNA sequence.