- Branche: Archaeology
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Symbolic association between a social group (e.g., a lineage or clan) and a kind of bird, plant, or natural phenomenon. In "classic" forms, a member of the social group has some special religious relationship (e.g., a food taboo) toward members of the natural species.
Industry:Archaeology
The portion of bone at an angle to the body, as in ascending ramus (mandible), or pubic ramus (innominate).
Industry:Archaeology
An upward rotation of the front of the palate (the alveolar portion of the face under the nose).
Industry:Archaeology
The isolation of a gene association with a genetic disease on the basis of its approximate chromosomal position.
Industry:Archaeology
Transcriptional control (i.e., whether a gene is active or inactive) achieved by combining relatively few regulatory proteins (negative and positive) binding to particular DNA sequences.
Industry:Archaeology
A heritable alteration of the genetic material, usually from one allelic form to another.
Industry:Archaeology
