Mitochondrial DNA
sequencing
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequencing is the
method to establish a relatedness, or unrelatedness, of populations.
For instance, it was established by way of
mtDNA sequencing that the Neanderthalers were no ancestors of homo sapiens, and
that Przewalski's horse was not an ancestor of our domestic horses. Also, the
relatedness of certain mustangs and the Sorraia horse was determined through
mtDNA sequencing.
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