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How Was Anthropologist Alan Kolata's Knowledge of an Ancient Technology

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How was anthropologist Alan Kolata's knowledge of an ancient technology able to assist the Aymara with their modern agricultural problems? What has been the impact of his project on the quality of life of the Aymara?


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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, the self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms, serving as the carrier of genetic information.

Base Pairs

The pairs of nucleotides (adenine with thymine, and cytosine with guanine) that form the rungs of the DNA double helix, essential for coding genetic information.

DNA Molecule

A DNA molecule is a complex, double-helical structure carrying the genetic information necessary for an organism's growth, development, functioning, and reproduction.

Gene

A sequence of DNA or RNA which codes for a molecule that has a function and is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity.

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