The last Viking King: A royal maternity case solved by ancient DNA analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-27

  Dissing, Jørgen ^a   Binladen, Jonas ^a   Hansen, Anders ^a   Sejrsen, Birgitte ^a   Willerslev, Eske ^a,b   Lynnerup, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; D loop; Haplogroup; Skeletal remains; Teeth; Viking King

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INHERITANCE; LABORATORY TEST; MOTHER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33846499636     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.03.020     Document Type: Article

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