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A constantly recurring assemblage of artifacts assumed to be representative of a particular set of behavioral activities carried out at a particular place and time.
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A polymeric, covalently bonded linear arrangement of amino acids joined by peptide bonds.
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An artifact formed on a parallel-sided stone flake, usually removed from a carefully prepared core but defined as any flake whose length is more than double its breadth.
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In DNA replication, the DNA strand that is synthesized discontinuously in the 5' to 3' direction away from the replication fork.
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See centromere.
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The fusion of two genetically different somatic cells of the same or different species to generate a somatic hybrid for genetic analysis.
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The unwound single strand of DNA on which new strands are made (following complementary base pairing rules).
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A constricted portion of a bone immediately below the "head".
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A polymorphic character in which males and females of a species differ in some aspect of their anatomy not directly related to reproduction or birth.
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An artifact that has been intentionally modified by retouch or unintentionally modified by usewear. Examples of stone tools are projectile points, unifaces, scrapers, and microliths. Debitage would not be considered tools, but would be considered artifacts.
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