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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- Access to Kinship and Evolution.- DNA Fingerprinting.- 2 Simple Repeat Loci as Tools for Genetic Identification.- Evolutionary Analysis.- 3 Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Populations Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA.- Sample Preparation and Analysis.- 4 General Aspects of Sample Preparation.- Fixed and Embedded Samples.- 5 Screening for Pathogenic DNA Sequences in Clinically Collected Human Tissues.- 6 DNA from Amber Inclusions.- Wet Samples.- 7 DNA Analysis of the Windover Population.- Frozen Samples.- 8 DNA from Arctic Human Burials.- Dried Samples: Body Fluids.- 9 DNA Typing of Biological Evidence Material.- Dried Samples: Soft Tissues.- 10 DNA from Museum Specimens.- 11 DNA from Herbarium Specimens.- 12 High-Fidelity Amplification of Ribosomal Gene Sequences from South American Mummies.- Dried Samples: Hard Tissues.- 13 Mitochondrial DNA from Ancient Bones.- 14 Y-Chromosomal DNA from Ancient Bones.- 15 Genomic DNA from Museum Bird Feathers.- 16 DNA and RNA from Ancient Plant Seeds.- Fossil Samples.- 17 DNA from Plant Compression Fossils.

Reviews

"the strength of this volume is in its attention to detail...I recommend this book as an affordable primer for individuals and laboratories interested in prospecting for and applying ancient DNA." American Scientist