David A. McClellan discusses DNA and the Book of Mormon, concludes that DNA evidence is inconclusive.
David A. McClellan, "Detecting Lehi’s Genetic Signature: Possible, Probable, or Not?" FARMS Review 15, no. 2 (2003): 35–90
David A. McClellan provides a basic understanding of some biological principles that would be helpful to one studying the question of DNA evidence of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon. After a discussion of these fundamental principles, McClellan concludes that DNA tests can neither prove nor disprove the existence of ancient Israelites in the New World.