With the discovery of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the mid-1980's, the last in a
series of critical molecular biology techniques (to include the isolation of DNA from human …

Long an important and useful tool in forensic genetic investigations, mitochondrial DNA
(mtDNA) typing continues to mature. Research in the last few years has demonstrated both …

The DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG) regularly
publishes guidelines and recommendations concerning the application of DNA …

Founder analysis is a method for analysis of nonrecombining DNA sequence data, with the
aim of identification and dating of migrations into new territory. The method picks out founder …

Species identification was carried out by nucleotide sequence analysis of the cytochrome b
(cytb) gene. The aim of the study was to identify biological specimens from diverse …

The Neolithic is a key period in the history of the European settlement. Although
archaeological and present-day genetic data suggest several hypotheses regarding the …

The Saami are regarded as extreme genetic outliers among European populations. In this
study, a high-resolution phylogenetic analysis of Saami genetic heritage was undertaken in …

A total of 1,664 new mtDNA control-region sequences were analyzed in order to estimate
Gaelic and Scandinavian matrilineal ancestry in the populations of Iceland, Orkney, the …

Previous attempts to investigate the origin of the Icelanders have provided estimates of
ancestry ranging from a 98% British Isles contribution to an 86% Scandinavian contribution …

Genetic diversity in Europe has been interpreted as a reflection of phenomena occurring
during the Paleolithic (∼ 45,000 years before the present [BP]), Mesolithic (∼ 18,000 years …