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Review
. 1994 Jun 15;50(6):571-5.
doi: 10.1007/BF01921727.

DNA in wheat seeds from European archaeological sites

T A Brown  1 , R G Allaby, K A Brown, K O'Donoghue, R Sallares
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DNA in wheat seeds from European archaeological sites

T A Brown et al. Experientia. .

Abstract

We have used hybridization analysis to detect ancient DNA in wheat seeds collected from three archaeological sites in Europe and the Middle East. One of these samples, carbonized T. spelta dated to the first millennium BC, has yielded PCR products after amplification with primers directed at the leader regions of the HMW (high molecular weight) glutenin alleles. Sequences obtained from these products suggest that the DNA present in the Danebury seeds is chemically damaged, as expected for ancient DNA, and also indicate that it should be possible to study the genetic variability of archaeological wheat by ancient DNA analysis. Finally, we describe a PCR-based system that enables tetraploid and hexaploid wheats to be distinguished.

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