Calibrating the mitochondrial clock.
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Some of the DNA from the tsar's mitochondria--cellular organelles with their own DNA--didn't quite match that of his living relatives. Forensic experts thought that most people carry only one type of mitochondrial DNA(mtDNA), but the tsar had two: The same site sometimes contained a cytosine and sometimes a thymine. His relatives had only thymine, a mismatch that fueled controversy over the authenticity of the skeletons.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 279 5347 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998