- Branche: Archaeology
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The regular process by which radioactive isotopes braek down into their decay products with a half-life which is specific to the isotope in question.
Industry:Archaeology
A flattened surface at lambda, always extending anteriorly onto the parietal bones and in some cases extending posteriorly onto the occiput when a true occipital bun is formed.
Industry:Archaeology
A situation in which tRNA genes occur two or more times in the E. coli chromosome.
Industry:Archaeology
Behavior that benefits another individual at a cost to the actor, where cost and benefit are defined in terms of reproductive success.
Industry:Archaeology
Molar-like in form and function; for instance, a premolar adding cusps and becoming more closely rectangular in outline.
Industry:Archaeology
The mutations that occur without the use of chemical or physical mutagenic agents.
Industry:Archaeology
Writing material that is used more than one time after earlier writing has been erased.
Industry:Archaeology
A measure of fertility and survivorship reflecting genetic variation. See also Darwinian fitness.
Industry:Archaeology
A term used for the portable art of the Ice Age, comprising engravings and carvings on small objects of stone, antler, bone, and ivory.
Industry:Archaeology
