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Archaeology
The scientific study of physical remains, whether monuments, artifacts or relics of past human life, cultures or activities.
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heterosis
Archaeology; Human evolution
The phenomenon in which the heterozygous genotypes with respect to one or more characters are superior in comparison with the corresponding homozygous genotypes in terms of ...
midden
Archaeology; Human evolution
A deposit of occupation debris, rubbish, or other byproducts of human activities.
adenine (A)
Archaeology; Human evolution
A purine base found in RNA and DNA; in double-stranded DNA adenine pairs with the pyrimidine thymine.
docking protein
Archaeology; Human evolution
An integral protein membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to which the nascent polypeptide-signal recognition particle (SRP)-ribosome complex binds to facilitate the binding ...
upstream activator sequences (UASs)
Archaeology; Human evolution
In yeast, elements that are functionally similar to enhancers in other eukaryotes. UASs can function in either orientation and at variable distances upstream of the promoter.
convergence
Archaeology; Human evolution
The independent evolution of the same, or very similar, features in two or more species from different features in their last common ancestor.
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- Archaeobotany (69)
- Archaeology tools (308)
- Artifacts (109)
- Dig sites (82)
- Evolution (16298)
- General archaeology (5791)
- Human evolution (26719)
- Palaeoethnobotany (26)
- Zooarchaeology (28)