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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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guanine (G)
Archaeology; Human evolution
Purine base found in RNA and DNA. In double-stranded DNA, guanine pairs with the pyrimidine cytosine.
serrate pattern
Archaeology; Human evolution
The combination of a very large vertically oriented mesial molar root with a smaller distal root angled both distally and in a buccal direction.
cotransduction
Archaeology; Human evolution
The simultaneous transduction of two or more bacterial genes; a good indication that the bacterial genes are closely linked.
dideoxy nucleotide
Archaeology; Human evolution
A modified nucleotide that has a 3'-H on the deoxyribose sugar rather than a 3'-OH. If a dideoxy nucleoside triphosphate (ddNTP) is used in a DNA synthesis reaction, the ddNTP can ...
metacarpals
Archaeology; Human evolution
Five parallel bones of the hand connecting the phalanges (fingerbones) with the carpals (bones of the wrist).
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