• Greeshma k shine
• Amarnath mishra

Mitochondrial DNA analysis or mtDNA analysis is a valuable tool for the detailed examination of skeletal remains. While mtDNA analysis has to be used to identify people and provide information about maternal lineage, it may not be able to reveal particular details about an individual's personality or traits. DNA extraction from skeletal remains can be challenging due to the degraded and fragmented nature of the DNA. The control region, or Dloop, is a hypervariable non-coding area of mtDNA with large variable sites to identify individual or population differences. The mtDNA sequences are unchanging across time and are stable. So, there is a good chance that people with similar or identical mtDNA sequences had a common maternal ancestor. With the help of DNA sequencing technology, it is possible to determine the precise nucleotide order within a DNA molecule, yielding a comprehensive genetic profile for that individual.

mtDNA analysis, Maternal lineage, Traits, Hypervariable, Nucleotide, Genetic profile

"Mitochondrial DNA analysis of skeletal remains ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no.d199-d209, June-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406323.pdf

"Mitochondrial DNA analysis of skeletal remains ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no. ppd199-d209, June-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406323.pdf