Molecular anthropology is a field of anthropology in which molecular analysis is used to determine evolutionary links between peoples, ancient and modern populations, as well as between contemporary species. Generally, comparisons are made between sequence, either DNA or protein sequence, however early studies used comparative serology. By examining DNA sequences in different populations, scientist can determine the closeness relationships between populations (or within populations).

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  • Molecular anthropology is a field of anthropology in which molecular analysis is used to determine evolutionary links between peoples, ancient and modern populations, as well as between contemporary species. Generally, comparisons are made between sequence, either DNA or protein sequence, however early studies used comparative serology. By examining DNA sequences in different populations, scientist can determine the closeness relationships between populations (or within populations). Certain similarities in genetic makeup let molecular anthropologists determine whether or not different groups of people belong to the same haplogroup, and thus if they share a common geographical origin. This is significant because it allows anthropologists to trace patterns of migration and settlement, which gives helpful insight as to how contemporary populations have formed and progressed over time. Molecular anthropology has been extremely useful in establishing the evolutionary tree of humans and other primates, including closely related species like chimps and gorillas. While there are clearly many morphological similarities between humans and chimpanzees, for example, not many would have guessed that the two have roughly 98 percent of their DNA in common. Such information is useful in searching for common ancestors and coming to a better understanding of how humans evolved.
  • 分子人类学（英语：Molecular Anthropology）是人类学的分支，是在人类基因组等研究基础上发展形成的一门新兴交叉学科，利用分子水平的遗传信息来分析人类起源、当代和古代人类群体的演化以及古代社会文化结构等多方面多层次的问题。主要方法是比较DNA或蛋白质序列，早期方法亦包括血清学的比较研究。
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  • Molecular anthropology is a field of anthropology in which molecular analysis is used to determine evolutionary links between peoples, ancient and modern populations, as well as between contemporary species. Generally, comparisons are made between sequence, either DNA or protein sequence, however early studies used comparative serology. By examining DNA sequences in different populations, scientist can determine the closeness relationships between populations (or within populations).
  • 分子人类学（英语：Molecular Anthropology）是人类学的分支，是在人类基因组等研究基础上发展形成的一门新兴交叉学科，利用分子水平的遗传信息来分析人类起源、当代和古代人类群体的演化以及古代社会文化结构等多方面多层次的问题。主要方法是比较DNA或蛋白质序列，早期方法亦包括血清学的比较研究。
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  • Molecular anthropology
  • 分子人类学
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