Mitochondrial DNA testing uncovers a one’s mtDNA haplogroup, the ancient group of people from whom one’s matrilineage descends. Because mitochondria are passed on only by women, no men (nor their ancestors) from whom one descends are encapsulated in the results. Ancestry does not offer mtDNA ...
A comparison of autosomal, mt{DNA} and {Y}-chromosome diversity in {N}ative {S}outh {A}mericansMesa, NMondragon, M CSoto, I DParra, M VDuque, COrtizBarrientos, DMunera, J GGarcia, L FVelez, I DBedoya, G
This study aims to establish the likely origin of EEJ (Eastern European Jews) by genetic distance analysis of autosomal markers and haplogroups on the X and Y chromosomes and mtDNA. According to the autosomal polymorphisms the investigated Jewish populat
DNA was extracted from ear tissue samples using a salting out method. Tissues of B2 mm2 were incubated overnight at 55 1C in 330 ml tissue extraction buffer (40 mM Tris/HCl; 100 mM NaCl; 20 mM EDTA, pH 7.2; 0.6% SDS; 0.5 mg ml À1 Proteinase K). Following digestion, 150 ml ...
The first genetic studies of the native populations of Sakha based on haploid loci (mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and non-recombining part of Y chromosome (NRY)) primarily focused on the peopling of the Americas [12, 13] and as a “by-product”, detected a very strong bottleneck in Yakut male...
M. et al. Genetic affinities among the lower castes and tribal group of India: inference from Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA. BMC Genet. 7, 42 (2006). 67 Metspalu, M., Kivisild, T., Metspalu, E., Parik, J., Hudjashov, G., Kaldma, K. et al. Most of the extant mtDNA ...
Although the genetic information here summarised is extensive and covers everything from classical polymor- phisms to uniparental and autosomal DNA, as far as we know, none of these studies have tested the four main islands with samples including different geographical areas inside each one jointly...
TWNK gene; mitochondrial dysfunction; mtDNA maintenance defects; progressive external ophthalmoplegia1. Introduction Genetic mitochondrial diseases can result from mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations or from nuclear DNA mutations. Some of the nuclear genes are involved in mtDNA replication and synthesis, ...