| The completion of the human genome
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| | not in the nucleus of our cell, but in
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| sequencing project was the first step in
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| | the mitochondria organelles of our cells.
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| allowing scientists to unravel the
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| | These scientists chose to study
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| secrets contained in our DNA. Further
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| | Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) because of its
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| over the past few years DNA testing has
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| | three unique properties which they
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| become affordable and easy to do. This
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| | explain as:First, mtDNA gives a magnified
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| has spawned the practice of performing
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| | view of the diversity present in the
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| DNA testing for Genealogical purposes
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| | human gene pool, because mutations
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| which is called Genetic Genealogy.One of
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| | accumulate in this DNA several times
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| the first genetic genealogy studies was
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| | faster than in the nucleus. Second,
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| conducted in the late 1980s by scientists
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| | because mtDNA is inherited maternally and
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| with the Department of Biochemistry at
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| | does not recombine, it is a tool for
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| the University of California, Berkeley.
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| | relating individuals to one another.
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| These scientists Rebecca L. Cann, Mark
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| | Third, there are about 1016 mtDNA
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| Stoneking and Allan C. Wilson studied a
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| | molecules within a typical human and they
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| newly discovered kind of DNA.
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| | are usually identical to one another
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| Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is contained
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| | (Cann 31).
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