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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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transposable element
Archaeology; Human evolution
A genetic element of chromosomes of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes that has the capacity to mobilize itself and move from one location to another in the genome.
metaphase
Archaeology; Human evolution
A stage in mitosis or meiosis in which chromosomes become aligned along the equatorial plane of the spindle.
isometry
Archaeology; Human evolution
Change in overall size that maintains the same relative proportional shape.
sympatric speciation
Archaeology; Human evolution
Speciation without geographic isolation with isolating mechanisms developing within populations.
reciprocal cross
Archaeology; Human evolution
A cross of males and females of one trait with males and females of another trait. In the garden pea example, a reciprocal cross for smooth and wrinkled seeds is smooth female X ...
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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)