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The genetic secrets some fossils hold
- Source :
- Accounts of Chemical Research. August, 2002, Vol. 35 Issue 8, p676, 9 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- This article discusses the importance of DNA analysis in fossil/museum biological samples for the understanding of evolutionary aspects of population history and phylogeny of animals. Chemical analysis indicates that DNA preservation is linked to the temperature and contains compounds from the Maillard reaction.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00014842
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Accounts of Chemical Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.96330821