Historical human remains identification through maternal and paternal genetic signatures in a founder population with extensive genealogical record

Historical human remains identification through maternal and paternal genetic signatures in a founder population with extensive genealogical record

[Objectives] We describe a method to identify human remains excavated from unmarked graves in historical Québec cemeteries by combining parental‐lineage genetic markers with the whole‐population genealogy of Québec contained in the BALSAC database.

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Main Authors: Harding, Tommy, Milot, Emmanuel, Moreau, Claudia, Lefebvre, Jean‐Francois, Bournival, Jean‐Sébastien, Vézina, Hélène, Laprise, Catherine, Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Anglada, Roger, Loewen, Brad, Casals, Ferran, Ribot, Isabelle, Labuda, Damian
Other Authors: European Commission
Format: artículo biblioteca
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2020-04
Subjects:Ancient DNA, Buried's identification, Uniparental DNA markers, Whole-population genealogy,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/219042
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000038
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780
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Summary:[Objectives] We describe a method to identify human remains excavated from unmarked graves in historical Québec cemeteries by combining parental‐lineage genetic markers with the whole‐population genealogy of Québec contained in the BALSAC database.

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