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DNA, Volume 3, Issue 4

2023 December - 3 articles

Cover Story: The mummy of a seven-year-old child, who was discovered in 1985 in Cerro Aconcagua (Mendoza, Argentina), was likely part of an Inka sacrificial religious practice known as capacocha. In this study, we aimed to determine possible genealogical connections in the male lineage of the mummified child. To achieve this, we compared the genetic profile of the mummy with an extensive database of contemporary individuals from the northern Peruvian coastal and southern Andean regions. For our analysis, we used single nucleotide polymorphisms and short tandem repeats from the nonrecombining region of the Y-chromosome. Our results confirmed that the Inka child mummy was closely related to individuals from the north coast of Peru. This suggests that the child was likely descended from the Muchik–Chimor-speaking people. View this paper
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Expression of Cowpea VuWRKY21 and VuWRKY87 Genes in Arabidopsis thaliana Confers Plant Tolerance to Salt Stress

  • Joelson Germano Crispim,
  • Elenilson dos Santos Souza,
  • Marina Ferreira Kitazono Antunes,
  • Hai Liu,
  • Valesca Pandolfi,
  • Marciana Bizerra de Morais,
  • Lili Sun,
  • Cláudia Ulisses,
  • Roel Collamat Rabara and
  • Ana Christina Brasileiro-Vidal
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DNA2023, 3(4), 168-185;https://doi.org/10.3390/dna3040014

8 November 2023

WRKY transcription factors play a pivotal role in regulating stress signaling pathways, including those associated with salt stress response. The present work characterized the effects of two WRKY genes from Vigna unguiculata, namely VuWRKY21 and VuW...

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Genetic Insights into Teratozoospermia: A Comprehensive Computational Study of UTR Variants in AURKC, SPATA16, and SUN5

  • Maria-Anna Kyrgiafini and
  • Zissis Mamuris
DNA2023, 3(4), 148-167;https://doi.org/10.3390/dna3040013

26 October 2023

Teratozoospermia, a complex male fertility disorder affecting sperm morphology, has been linked to AURKC, SPATA16, and SUN5 gene defects. However, the sheer volume of SNPs in these genes necessitates prioritization for comprehensive analysis. This st...

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Inka Child Mummy Found in Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) Traced Back to Populations of the Northern Peruvian Coast through Y-Chromosome Analysis

  • José R. Sandoval,
  • Ricardo Fujita,
  • Marilza S. Jota,
  • Thomaz Pinotti and
  • Fabrício R. Santos
DNA2023, 3(4), 137-147;https://doi.org/10.3390/dna3040012

11 October 2023

The mummy of a seven-year-old child that was discovered in 1985 in Cerro Aconcagua (Mendoza, Argentina) was likely part of an Inka sacrificial religious practice known as capacocha. Previous uniparental DNA marker studies conducted by some scholars h...

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