Evaluating the applicability of kinship analyses for sedimentary ancient DNA datasets
Pnina Cohen, Dr. Sarah Johnson, Elena Irene Zavala, Priya Moorjani, Viviane Slon
This study evaluates kinship inference in sedimentary ancient DNA by simulating data and applying a heterozygosity-based test to identify multi-contributor samples.
bioRxiv · Feb 2, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics