- Branche: Archaeology
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A complex structure spanning the region between meiotically paired (synapsed) chromosomes that is concerned with crossing-over rather than with chromosome pairing.
Industry:Archaeology
A phenomenon, usually exhibited by extracellular genes, in which all progeny have the phenotype of only one parent.
Industry:Archaeology
An amorphous form of quartz unstable at temperatures and pressures found on the surface of the earth.
Industry:Archaeology
In alliance theory, a marriage system involving direct exchange.
Industry:Archaeology
Sedimentary rock composed of angular fragments of derived material cemented together, often the main component of cave or fissure fillings.
Industry:Archaeology
A component, along with a pentose sugar and a nitrogenous base, of a nucleotide, the building block of RNA and DNA. Because phosphate groups are acidic in nature, DNA and RNA are called nucleic acids.
Industry:Archaeology
A place on the midline of the frontal bone between the browridges, superciliary arches, or upper orbital borders.
Industry:Archaeology
An angulation of the femur in which the knees are closer together than the hip joints; "knock-kneed."
Industry:Archaeology
