Use of a Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay in the Sex Typing of DNA Extracted from Archaeological Bone

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 605-609

  Palmirotta, Raffaele ^a   Verginelli, Fabio ^a   Di Tota, Gabriella ^b   Battista, Pasquale ^a   Cama, Alessandro ^a   Caramiello, Salvatore ^b   Capasso, Luigi ^b   Mariani Costantini, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Department of Anthropology National Archeological Museum   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Anthropology; Sex test

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000852175     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199711/12)7:6<605::aid-oa365>3.0.co;2-r     Document Type: Article

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