Ugo Perego reviews DNA evidence of Native American peoples and discusses how it relates to the BOM.
- Type
- Academic / Technical Report
- Source
- Ugo Perego LDS
- Hearsay
- DirectSecondary
- Reference
Ugo A. Perego, "The Book of Mormon and the Origin of Native Americans from a Maternally Inherited DNA Standpoint," FARMS Review 22, no. 1 (2010): 191–227
- Scribe/Publisher
- FARMS Review
- People
- Ugo Perego
- Audience
- Reading Public
PDF- Transcription
The church advocates no official position on the origins of Amerindian populations. Critics and supporters of the Book of Mormon both attempt to bolster their own arguments with DNA evidence. This study reviews the properties of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), particularly pertaining to the origins of Native American populations. DNA studies are subject to numerous limitations.
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