DNA from Monitor crew

Mlawton replied

8 March 2013, 10:59 PM
Thank you for posting this. Love to read stories like this. Fascinating!
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Sue Crowley replied

8 March 2013, 07:11 PM
Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak is working to identify the two men.
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tomcat replied

8 March 2013, 11:08 AM
Originally posted by 1_mke View Post

Interesting. They don't mention what sorts of DNA they were able to extract. It sounds like they might have managed to get autosomal as well as mtDNA.

I thought they got Y as they were able to link a male sailor to (a possible) male descendant but the connection could be on the maternal line.

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vinnie replied

8 March 2013, 09:42 AM
Great story - thanks for posting this, Tomcat.
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1_mke replied

8 March 2013, 09:40 AM
Interesting. They don't mention what sorts of DNA they were able to extract. It sounds like they might have managed to get autosomal as well as mtDNA.
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8 March 2013, 09:04 AM
DNA from Monitor crew

Sailors From Civil War-Era Ship, USS Monitor, to Be Buried

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323628804578346181040053980.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

The remains of two sailors who died more than 150 years ago when their Civil War-era ironclad ship, the USS Monitor, sank will be buried with full military honors Friday in Virginia's Arlington National Cemetery.  
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