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The simplest transposable genetic element found in prokaryotes. It is a mobile segment of DNA that contains genes required for the process of insertion of the DNA segment into a chromosome and for the mobilization of the element to different locations.
Industry:Archaeology
A blade of bone projecting dorsally from a vertebra, serving as an attachment site for several ligaments and muscles, also called a spinous process.
Industry:Archaeology
A mode of exchange which implies both a specific location for transactions and the sort of social relations where bargaining can occur. It usually involves a system of pricemaking through negotiation.
Industry:Archaeology
A two part muscle extending from the lateral pterygoid plate to the medial ramus and gonial angle (medial part, closing the jaw and generating occlusal force) and the top of the ramus (lateral part, opening the jaw and moving it from side to side).
Industry:Archaeology
The simultaneous transcription and translation of two or more genes brought about by the presence of an inducer.
Industry:Archaeology
A bladelet or small blade. This term is usually associated with bladelets found in the Arctic areas of North America and northeastern Asia.
Industry:Archaeology
A mode of kinship classification in which collateral kin are terminologically equated with lineal kin (FB = F, MZ = M, etc.).
Industry:Archaeology