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Genetic analysis and ethnic affinities from two Scytho-Siberian skeletons.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Apr 2004
Ricaut François-Xavier, Keyser-Tracqui Christine, Cammaert Laurence, Crubézy Eric, Ludes Bertrand
Abstract excerpt
We extracted DNA from two skeletons belonging to the Sytho-Siberian population, which were excavated from the Sebÿstei site (dating back 2,500 years) in the Altai Republic (Central Asia). Ancient DNA was analyzed by autosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) and by the sequencing of the hypervariable region 1 (HV1) of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region. The results showed that these two skeletons were not...
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