DNA research performed on samples gather from the Tyrolean Iceman (5300 years old)…

DNA research performed on samples gather from the Tyrolean Iceman (5300 years old)…

DNA research performed on samples gather from the Tyrolean Iceman (5300 years old) showed that Ötzi the ice mummy had brown eyes, brown hair and was lactose intolerant.

When comparing Ötzi's genome they found out that the most similar living humans can be found on Sardinia and Corsica.

See the paper "New insights into the Tyrolean Iceman's origin and phenotype as inferred by whole-genome sequencing": http://goo.gl/44b03

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