Vuissoz, A., Worobey, M., Odegaard, N., Bunce, M., Machado, C., Lynnerup, N., Peacock, E. E. and Gilbert, M. Thomas P. (2007). The survival of PCR-amplifiable DNA in cow leather. J Archaeol Sci 34 (5). Vol 34(5), pp. 823-829.
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The survival of PCR-amplifiable DNA in cow leather | |||||
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J Archaeol Sci 34 (5) | |||||
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Journal of Archaeological Science | |||||
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34 (5) | |||||
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823 - 829 | |||||
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The authors investigated the survival of PCR-amplifiable mitochondrial and nuclear DNA in a small number of modern and medieval bovine leather samples. The results of this preliminary investigation demonstrate that, while no nuclear DNA can be PCR-amplified from any of the specimens, mitochondrial DNA can be amplified from all samples. To investigate this contrasting pattern of DNA survival further, the authors had vegetable-tanned cow skin in their own laboratory, and directly assayed the survival of PCR-amplifiable mitochondrial and nuclear DNA at each step of the process. The results indicated that nuclear DNA is reduced to sub-amplifiable levels as a result of the tanning baths, whereas amplifiable mitochondrial DNA survives the complete process. The results suggest that old and archaeological bovine leather may represent a useful source of genetic information, although this information will most likely be limited to that which can be gained from mitochondrial DNA. Includes | |||||
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2007 | |||||
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03 Dec 2007 |
