Sex determination of baleen whale artefacts:implications for ancient DNA use in zooarchaeology

Abstract Methods to determine the sex from tissue samples of mammals include the amplification of Y chromosome specific regions, which should only amplify from males, or amplification of homologous regions of the X and Y chromosome containing XY specific SNPs. A disadvantage of the first approach is...

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Published in:Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Main Authors: Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander, Tervo, Outi M., Grønnow, Bjarne, Gulløv, Hans Christian, Toft, Peter A., Bachmann, Lutz, Fietz, Katharina, Rekdal, Silje L., Christoffersen, Mads F., Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter, Olsen, Morten Tange, Foote, Andrew David
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Ancient DNA
Zooarchaeology
Sex determination
The ''Y''
baleen whale
bowhead whale
Online Access:https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/sex-determination-of-baleen-whale-artefacts(61b25b5c-6939-4cec-a33d-33579a6feefd).html
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.11.001

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