The half-life of DNA in bone: measuring decay kinetics in 158 dated fossils

The half-life of DNA in bone: measuring decay kinetics in 158 dated fossils

Claims of extreme survival of DNA have emphasized the need for reliable models of DNA degradationthrough time. By analysing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from 158 radiocarbon-dated bones of theextinct New Zealand moa, we confirm empirically a long-hypothesized exponential decay relationship.The average...

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Main Authors: Allentoft, M., Collins, M., Harker, D., Haile, James, Oskam, C., Hale, M., Campos, P., Samaniego, J., Gilbert, Thomas, Willerslev, E., Zhang, G., Scofield, R., Holdaway, R., Bunce, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Published: The Royal Society Publishing 2012
Subjects:
aDNA
DNA half-life
decay kinetics
DNA degradation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19470

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