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amino acid racemization

A method for dating organic matter that is based on the fact that amino acids progressively change to mirror image forms following the death of an organism--i.e., from L-amino acid to D-amino acid forms. Aspartic acid in organic samples is commonly used for this dating technique. Amino acid racemization could be considered to be a chronometric or a calibrated relative dating method.

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