A technique based on ‘autosomal DNA’ has been used for the first time to identify the great-grandson and closest living relative of Sitting Bull, a prominent 19th century Native American leader.
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Autosomal DNA is a term used in genetic genealogy to describe DNA which is inherited from the autosomal chromosomes.
An autosome is any of the numbered chromosomes, as opposed to the sex chromosomes.
Humans have 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes (the X chromosome and the Y chromosome).
Autosomes are numbered roughly in relation to their sizes.
