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The proportion of individuals heterozygous at a locus; the state of being heterozygous. See also heterozygous.
Industry:Archaeology
A fibrous protein that is the chief constituent part of connective tissue in bone.
Industry:Archaeology
Aspects of the environment, or of adaptations to it, that differ from one time of year to another.
Industry:Archaeology
Mature reproductive cells that are specialized for sexual fusion. Each gamete is haploid and fuses with a cell of similar origin but of opposite sex to producea diploid zygote.
Industry:Archaeology
The method by which scanners allow detailed internal views of bodies such as mummies. The body is passed into the machine and images of cross-sectional "slices" through the body are produced.
Industry:Archaeology
A low ridge that extends along the suture between the zygomatic and the maxillary bones.
Industry:Archaeology
A term devised by Julian Steward to account for the dynamic relationship between human society and its environment, in which culture is viewed as the primary adaptive mechanism.
Industry:Archaeology
