Molecular Paleontology: Neandertal mtDNA

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The next 5 slides examine the results of molecular paleontology studies using Neandertal mtDNA. Two specimens from Neander, Germany were dated at 40,000 ya. A third from Croatia was also dated at 40,000 ya, and the last from the Northern Caucasus was dated at 29,000 ya.


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  1. Krings, M., A. Stone, R. W. Schmitz, H. Krainitzki, M. Stoneking, and S. Paabo. 1997. Neandertal DNA Sequences and the Origin of Modern Humans. Cell 90: 19-30.
  2. Ovchinnikov, I.V., A. Gotherstrom, G. P. Romanovak, V. M. Kharitonov, K. Liden, and W. Goodwin. 2000. Molecular analysis of Neanderthal DNA from the northern Caucasus. Nature 404: 490-493.
  3. Krings, M., C. Capelli, F. Tschentscher, H. Geisert, S. Meyer, A. von Haeseler, K. Grossschmidt, G. Possnert, M. Paunovic, and S. Pääbo. 2000. A view of Neandertal genetic diversity Nature Genetics 26: 144-146.


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