- 行业: Archaeology
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Changing to fit, or respond to, the requirements of the environment.
Industry:Archaeology
An error in replication or other alteration of the nucleotide base sequence creating a change in the sequence of base pairs on a DNA molecule. If the change occurs in the DNA of a somatic cell, the mutation may cause a change in the organism's phenotype (leading, for example, to cancer) but will not affect the organism's offspring; only mutations in the germ cells can cause heritable changes in the offspring.
Industry:Archaeology
In physics, the breaking apart of nuclei into smaller constituent nuclei, releasing energetic particles in the process as there is less total energy.
Industry:Archaeology
Pertaining to the cerebrum, the front and upper portion of the brain, including the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes.
Industry:Archaeology
A term used by anthropologists when referring to the non-biological characteristics unique to a particular society.
Industry:Archaeology
The regeneration of many copies of a DNA molecule (e.g., a recombinant DNA molecule) by replication in a suitable host.
Industry:Archaeology
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
The base-pair information that specifies the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide.
Industry:Archaeology
