# The calculus mtDNA comes from another source deposited on the tooth, and the protein variants are too few to…

> Disputed: The calculus mtDNA comes from another source deposited on the tooth, and the protein variants are too few to be decisive.

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# The calculus mtDNA comes from another source deposited on the tooth, and the protein variants are too few to…

The calculus mtDNA comes from another source deposited on the tooth, and the protein variants are too few to be decisive.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionDeduced0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Damage patterns or sequence characteristics inconsistent with an endogenous source.

## What would rule it out

- Endogenous damage patterns and agreement with the proteome.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[No DNA survived in the tooth or petrous bone, so the mtDNA comes only from calculus.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/evidence/EVD0CZKZF3C57H8/no-dna-survived-in-the-tooth-or-petrous-bone-so-the-mtdna)

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## The questions it answers

[Is the molecular identification of the Harbin cranium sound?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/questions/QST0CZKZAYJ3G7F/is-the-molecular-identification-of-the-harbin-cranium-sound)

Part of [Which fossils are Denisovans, and so what did Denisovans look like?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/questions/QST0CZKZAPR2WHJ/which-fossils-are-denisovans-and-so-what-did-denisovans-look)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The calculus mtDNA comes from another source deposited on the tooth, and the protein variants are too few to… [Answer ANS0CZKZEVJ6YYT]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CZKZEVJ6YYT
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