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The structures of the various carbohydrate antigens are unique, often being characterized by repeating units in the polymer structure. Indeed, all types of monosaccharides, including L-rhamnose (6-deoxy-L-mannose) and L-fucose (6-deoxy-L-galactose), are found in bacteria, together with rarer, ...
Family: Hominidae Features: Length: 1’4 – 1’8 m. Heigth: 1’4 – 2 m. Weight: Males between 150 and 220 kg. Females between 80 and 100 kg. Habitat: Tropical rainforests. Geographic range: Central Africa, West Africa. Food habits: Herbivore (leaves, stems, roots). Behavior: Terres...
Hominin, any member of the zoological ‘tribe’ Hominini (family Hominidae, order Primates), of which only one species exists today—Homo sapiens. The term is used most often to refer to extinct members of the human lineage, including Homo neanderthalens
Hominidae, in zoology, one of the two living families of the ape superfamily Hominoidea, the other being the Hylobatidae (gibbons). Hominidae includes the great apes—that is, the orangutans (genus Pongo), the gorillas (Gorilla), and the chimpanzees and