When it comes to identification with DNA ... why only the mother's mtDNA carries on to subsequent generations. Since mtDNA is passed on only through maternal lines, forensic scientists can ...

Diamantoni said the remains were identified through genetic genealogy and mitochondrial DNA testing methods ... followed by a skeletal analysis by a forensic anthropologist.

A new genetic analysis by an international ... have used advances in forensic methods that allow much smaller fragments of ancient DNA to be analyzed. The improved sensitivity of the techniques ...