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Analysis of ancient DNA from a prehistoric Amerindian cemetery.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 29 Jan 1999
Stone A C, Stoneking M
Abstract excerpt
The Norris Farms No. 36 cemetery in central Illinois has been the subject of considerable archaeological and genetic research. Both mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and nuclear DNA have been examined in this 700-year-old population. DNA preservation at the site was good, with about 70% of the samples producing mtDNA results and approximately 15% yielding nuclear DNA data. All four of the major Amerindian mtDNA...
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