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Definition of "Ancient Genomic DNA" #42

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Term Ancient Genomic DNA
Definition The physical result of DNA extraction of a tissue sample older than 100 years (e.g. bones) containing DNA from a single taxon. Usually not completely consumed during sequencing and deposited in a biodiversity biobank
Examples aDNA
Reference Droege,G. et al. (2016), https://doi.org/10.1093/database/baw125
DwC:materialSample DNA
ABCD:KindOfUnit DNA
GGBN:materialSampleType DNA
DwC:preparations tbd
ABCD:preparationType ABCD uses GGBN term
GGBN:preparationType aDNA
Comments GGBN developed a preparation vocabulary including date, person, method, materials and type of preparation, hence the new more precise term "preparationType"