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A novel method of male sex identification of human ancient skeletal remains.
Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology - 1 Dec 2020
Navarro-Romero María Teresa, Muñoz María de Lourdes, Alcala-Castañeda Enrique, Terreros-Espinosa Eladio, Domínguez-de-la-Cruz Eduardo, García-Hernández Normand, Moreno-Galeana Miguel Ángel
Abstract excerpt
Sex identification of ancient individuals is important to understand aspects of the culture, demographic structure, religious practices, disease association, and the history of the ancient civilizations. Sex identification is performed using anthropometric measurements and molecular genetics techniques, including quantification of the X and Y chromosomes. These approaches are not always reliable in subadult, or...
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