# No DNA survived in the tooth or petrous bone, so the mtDNA comes only from calculus.

> No DNA survived in the tooth or petrous bone, so the mtDNA comes only from calculus.

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# No DNA survived in the tooth or petrous bone, so the mtDNA comes only from calculus.

No DNA survived in the tooth or petrous bone, so the mtDNA comes only from calculus.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The calculus mtDNA comes from another source deposited on the tooth, and the protein variants are too few to…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/answers/ANS0CZKZEVJ6YYT/the-calculus-mtdna-comes-from-another-source-deposited-on)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). No DNA survived in the tooth or petrous bone, so the mtDNA comes only from calculus. [Evidence EVD0CZKZF3C57H8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CZKZF3C57H8
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