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dating: mitochondrial dna  

Definition

  • A dating technique for the founding of individual populations based on the assumption of steady rates of mutation in mitochondrial D_NA. Sometimes used to produce dates for stratigraphic layers containing fossil specimens of populations.

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  • mitochondrial DNA

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  • http://thesaurus.historicengland.org.uk/thesaurus_term.asp?thes_no=56&term_no=14217

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