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Phenotyping the ancient world: The physical appearance and ancestry of very degraded samples from a chalcolithic human remains

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dc.contributor.author Gomes, C.
dc.contributor.author Fondevila, M.
dc.contributor.author Palomo-Díez, S.
dc.contributor.author Pardiñas, A. F.
dc.contributor.author López-Matayoshi, C.
dc.contributor.author Baeza-Richer, C.
dc.contributor.author López-Parra, A. M.
dc.contributor.author Lareu, M. V.
dc.contributor.author López, B.
dc.contributor.author Arroyo-Pardo, E.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-25T16:20:57Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-25T16:20:57Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4805
dc.description.abstract The genetic study of ancient samples is quite similar to a forensic critical sample analysis with an unknown origin. In both cases, it is not possible to compare the genetic information with other family members, being almost impossible to achieve the individual identification. The prediction of externally visible characteristics (EVC) of an individual and his biogeographical ancestry could definitely be a crucial contribution in a forensic casework. Therefore, the aim of the present work was the molecular study of a very critical sample, a Chalcolithic (3480 ± 30 YBP) individual found in Asturias, Northern Iberia, intending to discover a possible geographical ancestry for these remains, and the inference of a group of feasible EVCs (hair, skin and iris pigmentation). Given that ancient DNA is often highly damaged, two different methodologies were used in order to determine the biogeographical ancestry of the individual: mitochondrial DNA (HVR-I and -II) and Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms typing. Despite the antiquity of the samples, the genetic information recovered proved of great value. We could determine that the individual had a European ancestry, blond hair, light skin color and brown eyes. Such outcome reveals that it is possible to obtain not only biogeographical but also phenotypic information from a very critical sample. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseries Forensic Science International
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Ancestry en_US
dc.subject ancestry group en_US
dc.subject ancient DNA en_US
dc.subject Antiquity en_US
dc.subject Article en_US
dc.subject biogeography en_US
dc.subject Chalcolithic en_US
dc.subject Chalcolithic period en_US
dc.subject Critical samples en_US
dc.subject European en_US
dc.subject EVC en_US
dc.subject eye color en_US
dc.subject genetic analysis en_US
dc.subject geographic mapping en_US
dc.subject hair en_US
dc.subject hair color en_US
dc.subject human en_US
dc.subject iris en_US
dc.subject methodology en_US
dc.subject mitochondrial DNA en_US
dc.subject phenotype en_US
dc.subject physical appearance en_US
dc.subject priority journal en_US
dc.subject program feasibility en_US
dc.subject single nucleotide polymorphism en_US
dc.subject skin color en_US
dc.subject skin pigmentation en_US
dc.title Phenotyping the ancient world: The physical appearance and ancestry of very degraded samples from a chalcolithic human remains en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigss.2017.09.188
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.01.09
dc.relation.issn 1872-6283


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