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Mitochondrial DNA from Ancient Bones

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Ancient DNA

Abstract

Most research on ancient DNA (aDNA) has involved the cloning or amplification of DNA extracted from soft tissue remains (Higuchi et al. 1984; Pääbo 1985: Pääbo et al. 1988; Thomas et al. 1989; Golenberg et al. 1990; Lawlor et al. 1991). The discovery that DNA can also be recovered from ancient hones (Hagelberg et al. 1989; Horai et al. 1989; Hänni et al. 1990; Hummel and Herrmann 1991) has created new possibilities for the study of past populations, as bones are abundant archaeological remains and many museums throughout the world contain extensive and well-characterized osteological collections.

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Hagelberg, E. (1994). Mitochondrial DNA from Ancient Bones. In: Herrmann, B., Hummel, S. (eds) Ancient DNA. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4318-2_13

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