RECOVERY AND ANALYSIS OF HUMAN GENETIC MATERIAL FROM MUMMIFIED TISSUE AND BONE

被引:18
作者
THUESEN, I [1 ]
ENGBERG, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV COPENHAGEN,DEPT BIOCHEM B,DK-2200 COPENHAGEN,DENMARK
关键词
DNA; Genetic Archaeology; Qilakitsoq;
D O I
10.1016/0305-4403(90)90049-B
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
Using sensitive techniques of molecular biology, we have been able to demonstrate the presence of genomic material of human origin in samples of mummified human tissue and bone from selected archaeological sites in Greenland. This result has far-reaching consequences for both evolutionary and archaeological studies of past human populations. © 1990.
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页码:679 / 689
页数:11
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