University of Leicester's Dr. Turi King led a team that investigated a body found under a "car park." The team found "overwhelming evidence that the skeleton...indeed represent the remains of King Richard III." DNA was "collected" from descendants of the king and then compared it to the DNA of the found skeleton. The "Y-chromosomal markers differ, [but] the mitochondrial genome shows a genetic match between the skeleton" and the descendants from the "maternal line." The evidence seems to "prove beyond reasonable doubt" that the skeleton is really King Richard III. The research team used "genetic markers" to figure out characteristics of the king, including his hair color and eye color. They determined that he most likely had blond hair and blue eyes, which is like his "earliest portraits...that survived." King's team wants to use the new evidence to discover new things about the king.
This article was very interesting. I love how researchers are able to use a skeleton hundreds of years old and compare its DNA to that of a living person and determine whether they were related. It's really amazing and I hope they end up discovering new things about Richard III. I wonder how they managed to determine his traits, and I wonder why they decided to test that skeleton. Overall, I enjoyed reading this article.
This article was very interesting. I love how researchers are able to use a skeleton hundreds of years old and compare its DNA to that of a living person and determine whether they were related. It's really amazing and I hope they end up discovering new things about Richard III. I wonder how they managed to determine his traits, and I wonder why they decided to test that skeleton. Overall, I enjoyed reading this article.
University of Leicester. (2014, December 2). King Richard III: Case closed after 529 years. ScienceDaily. Retrieved December 5, 2014 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141202120104.htm
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