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ancient DNA

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ancient DNA [¦ān·chənt ¦dē¦en′ā]
(anthropology)
Deoxyribonucleic acid that has been copied and sequenced from individuals representing extinct populations or species. Abbreviated aDNA.


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Besides serving as the west campus of the new Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead is an internationally-recognized pioneer in using molecular genetic techniques in studying ancient DNA.
YP3 is later used to investigate ancient DNA samples, and 3 amplification products are described in detail.
By extracting and analyzing genetic material from several goat bones, two independent laboratories confirmed that the sequences that Taberlet's group examined were uncontaminated, ancient DNA.
 
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