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DNA identification of a sailor from the 1845 Franklin northwest passage expedition

Douglas R. Stenton, Stephen Fratpietro, Anne Keenleyside et al., 2021. Polar Record 57: e14.

A Y-chromosome haplotype match between skeletal remains from King William Island and a paternal descendant identifies Warrant Officer John Gregory, Engineer, HMS Erebus: the first expedition member identified by DNA and genealogy.

MYS0D59JQ9Y6A6Y · mystery · click to copyMFranklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)Articledoi: 10.1017/s0032247421000061Checked against the original0

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The first identification.

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Stenton, D. R., Fratpietro, S., Keenleyside, A., & Park, R. W. (2021). DNA identification of a sailor from the 1845 Franklin northwest passage expedition. Polar Record 57: e14. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247421000061
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