PhyloTree Build 17: Growing the human mitochondrial DNA tree. (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: van Oven, Mannis
• Is Part Of: Forensic science international. Volume 5(2015)
• Page Start: e392
• Page End: e394
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: Mitochondrial DNA -- Phylogeny -- Haplogroup -- Biogeographic ancestry; Forensic genetics -- Periodicals; Forensic Genetics -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 614.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2015.09.155
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1875-1768

Abstract

Abstract: An accurate, up-to-date, detailed and global phylogenetic tree of human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is essential for various forensic mtDNA applications including data quality control and haplogroup assignment for biogeographic ancestry inference. PhyloTree (http://www.phylotree.org ) is widely accepted as the reference phylogeny for human mtDNA. Here, a new update of PhyloTree, Build 17, is introduced, comprising nearly 5.5 thousand haplogroups.