Evolutionary Patterns and Processes: Lessons from Ancient DNA
Leonardi MPapers in this archive, Librado PPapers in this archive, Der Sarkissian CPapers in this archive, Schubert MPapers in this archive, Alfarhan AHPapers in this archive, Alquraishi SAPapers in this archive, Al-Rasheid KAPapers in this archive, Gamba CPapers in this archive, Willerslev EPapers in this archive, Orlando LPapers in this archive
Abstract
Ever since its emergence in 1984, the field of ancient DNA has struggled to overcome the challenges related to the decay of DNA molecules in the fossil record. With the recent development of high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies and molecular techniques tailored to ultra-damaged templates, it has now come of age, merging together approaches in phylogenomics, population genomics, epigenomics, and metagenomics. Leveraging on complete temporal sample series, ancient DNA provides direct access to the most important dimension in evolution—time, allowing a wealth of fundamental evolutionary processes to be addressed at unprecedented resolution. This review taps into the most recent findings in ancient DNA research to present analyses of ancient genomic and metagenomic data. Keywords: Ancient DNA, metagenomics, palaeogenomics, population genomics, temporal sampling
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