The difference between an element and a compound is that an element is a substance made of same type of atoms, whereas a compound is made of different elements in definite proportions.
(July 2010). Molecular anthropology is a field of anthropology in which molecular analysis is used to determine evolutionary links between ancient and modern human populations, as well as between contemporary species.itochondrial DNA offers another advantage over autosomal DNA. There are generally 2 to 4 copies of each chromosome in each cell (1 to 2 from each parent chromosome). For mtDNA there can be dozens to hundreds in each cell.
DNA concentration can be determined measuring the intensity of absorbance of the solution at the 600 nm with a spectrophotometer and comparing to a standard curve of known DNA concentrations. Measuring the intensity of absorbance of the DNA solution at wavelengths 260 nm and 280 nm is used as a measure of DNA purity. DNA purification from detergents, proteins, salts and reagents used during cell lysis step. 2  The most commonly used procedures are: 3  Ethanol precipitation usually by ice-cold ethanol or isopropanol. 4  Since DNA is insoluble in these alcohols, it will aggregate together, giving a pellet upon centrifugation.