[HTML][HTML] Interpreting NUMTs in forensic genetics: Seeing the forest for the trees

C Marshall, W Parson - Forensic Science International: Genetics, 2021 - Elsevier
Nuclear mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) segments (NUMTs) were discovered shortly after
sequencing the first human mitochondrial genome. They have earlier been considered to …

Examining the uncertain origin and management role of martens on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

JN Pauli, WE Moss, PJ Manlick… - Conservation …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation biologists are generally united in efforts to curtail the spread of non‐native
species globally. However, the colonization history of a species is not always certain, and …

Genetic diversity among ancient Nordic populations

L Melchior, N Lynnerup, HR Siegismund, T Kivisild… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Using established criteria for work with fossil DNA we have analysed mitochondrial DNA
from 92 individuals from 18 locations in Denmark ranging in time from the Mesolithic to the …

Sex determination from fragmented and degenerated DNA by amplified product-length polymorphism bidirectional SNP analysis of amelogenin and SRY genes

K Masuyama, H Shojo, H Nakanishi, S Inokuchi… - Plos one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Sex determination is important in archeology and anthropology for the study of past
societies, cultures, and human activities. Sex determination is also one of the most important …

Characterising the potential of sheep wool for ancient DNA analyses

LØ Brandt, LD Tranekjer, U Mannering… - Archaeological and …, 2011 - Springer
The use of wool derived from sheep (Ovis aries) hair shafts is widespread in ancient and
historic textiles. Given that hair can represent a valuable source of ancient DNA, wool may …

Damage patterns observed in mtDNA control region MPS data for a range of template concentrations and when using different amplification approaches

CA Holland, JA McElhoe, S Gaston-Sanchez… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) of mitochondrial (mt) DNA allows practitioners the
ability to fully resolve heteroplasmic sites. In forensic DNA analysis, identifying heteroplasmy …

Burial condition is the most important factor for mtDNA PCR amplification success in Palaeolithic equid remains from the Alpine foreland

J Elsner, J Schibler, M Hofreiter… - Archaeological and …, 2015 - Springer
Faunal remains from Palaeolithic sites are important genetic sources to study preglacial and
postglacial populations and to investigate the effect of climate change and human impact …

An easy-to-use pipeline to analyze amplicon-based Next Generation Sequencing results of human mitochondrial DNA from degraded samples

DR Cuesta-Aguirre, A Malgosa, C Santos - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Genome and transcriptome examinations have become more common due to Next-
Generation Sequencing (NGS), which significantly increases throughput and depth …

A Post‐Mortem Molecular Damage Profile in the Ancient Human Mitochondrial DNA

DR Cuesta‐Aguirre, C Amor‐Jimenez… - Molecular Ecology …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis is crucial for understanding human population
structure and genetic diversity. However, post‐mortem DNA damage poses challenges, that …

Hair after death

AS Wilson, DJ Tobin - Aging hair, 2010 - Springer
The hair follicle, for all its highly complex morphogenesis and life-long cycling, generates
individual fibers that can (given the right conditions) persist long after the death of their host …