Figure 1.

HVRII mtDNA sequences of clones derived from PCR products from Neandertal bone extracts. Dots indicate base identity to the human reference sequence (7). Clone designations are made up of a letter (B, C, D, E) that refers to DNA extracts followed by the number of the amplification performed and, after the dot, the number of the individual clones. Primers used are given for the first clone of each PCR. Numbers in primer designations indicate the number of the 3′ base according to ref. 7, and L and H refer to the light and heavy strands of mtDNA. The sequences of the H primers are reverse and complemented. Standard designations are used for unidentified bases. The numbers of the positions at which substitutions in the Neandertal were found are indicated.