Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Human DNA Found In 2-3 Mya eDNA? - 5

"Parts is parts"
The question ("Human DNA Found In 2-3 Mya eDNA?") is answered in some degree with it depends of what you call 'human DNA'.

Is human DNA only the unique DNA->mRNA strands sent to the Ribosomes in the Cytoplasm (see second short video below).

If so, then human DNA has been detected in eDNA, because when I was searching in my SQL tables containing Modern Human DNA and ancient Greenland eDNA, I found eDNA matches in several different human chromosomes (1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 14, 17, and X, etc.) so far; see appendixes (NFO 1, NFO 2, and NFO 3) for examples of DNA->mRNA strands (e.g. "ATG*TTA*AAC*CAT*CCC*TGC*ATC*CCT*GGT*ATG*AAA*CCC*ACT*TGA" as explained earlier in this series).

But if many different eukaryotes (human, non-human) contain some identical DNA->mRNA strands then at least we have detected that the beginning of these strands (in humans etc.) are 2-3 million years old at least. 

And since those DNA->mRNA strands are found in multiple human chromosomes in today's humans, one wonders how they ended up in that 2-3 million year old Greenland environment eDNA (if there were no "humans" back then).

Furthermore, I have barely "scratched the surface" of the amount of FASTQ files available at the project (ENA Browser).

I will continue to search the gigabytes of data as a public service.

The previous post in this series is here.




APNDX NFO 1

This is an appendix to: Human DNA Found In 2-3 Mya eDNA? - 5


Here are some links to The National Library of Medicine genetic data source for human DNA segments matching those in the PRJEB55522 project:


From FASTQ file ERR10493315:

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_113891.3 |ATG*TTA*AAC*CAT*CCC*TGC*ATC*CCT*GGT*ATG*AAA*CCC*ACT*TGA|

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_187518.1 |ATG*TTT*GTG*TGT*GTG*TGT*GTG*TGT*GTA*TAA|

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NC_012920.1 |ATG*ACT*TTC*CAA*AAA*ACA*CAT*AAT*TTG*AAT*CAA*CAC*AAC*CAC*CCA*CAG*CCT*AAT*TAT*TAG|

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_018654717.1 |ATG*TGT*GTG*TGT*GTG*TGT*GTG*TGT*GTG*TGT*GTG*TGT*GTG*TAG|

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_021160004.1 |ATG*GAT*GGA*TGG*ATG*GAT*GGA*TGG*ATG*GAT*GGA*TGA|

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_015495299.1 |ATG*ATT*TTT*TTT*TTT*TTT*TTT*TTT*TTT*TTT*TGA|

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_017363815.1 |ATG*TTG*GTC*AGG*CTG*GTC*TCC*AAC*TCC*TGA|

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_025791753.1 |ATG*ACA*AAC*CCA*CAG*CCA*ATA*TCA*TAC*TGA|

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_025791753.1 |ATG*GGC*AAA*AAC*TGG*AAG*CAT*TCC*CTT*TGA|

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_025791774.1 |ATG*CAG*GTG*TTT*CAC*TAT*GCT*CTT*TTA*CAA*AAT*TTT*CTC*AAT*CAG*TCA*TCA*CAA*TAA|

From FASTQ file ERR10493305:

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_021160014.1 |ATG*CCA*AAA*AAA*AAA*AAA*AAA*AAA*AAA*AAT*TAG|

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_021160004.1 |ATG*GAT*GGA*TGG*ATG*GAT*GGA*TGG*ATG*GAT*GGA*TGA|

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_187519.1 |ATG*TCT*TTT*TTT*TTT*TTT*TTT*TTT*TTT*TTT*TTT*TGA|


From FASTQ file ERR10493336:

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_025791770.1 |ATG*TTG*GTC*AGG*CTG*GTC*TCG*AAC*TCT*TGA|


APNDX NFO 2

This is an appendix to: Human DNA Found In 2-3 Mya eDNA? - 5


The following list includes strands from human chromosomes 1, 2, 3, 6, 17, and X.


Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_187384.1 ATG*ATA*CCA*TTC*GAT*TCC*ATT*CGA*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_021159993.1 ATG*GTG*GCA*GGC*GCC*TGT*AAT*CCC*AGC*TAC*TCA*GGA*GGC*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_025791814.1 ATG*TTG*GCC*AGG*CTG*GTC*TCG*AAC*TCC*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_113948.1 ATG*CAA*ACA*TCA*CAA*AGA*AGT*TTC*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_003315931.1 ATG*CCA*CCA*CAC*CCG*GCT*AAT*TTT*TTG*TAT*TTT*TAG

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_025791814.1 ATG*TTG*GCC*AGG*CTG*GTC*TTG*AAC*TCC*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_012132918.1 ATG*TGT*GCA*TTC*AAG*TCA*CAG*AGT*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_187497.1 ATG*ATT*GTC*CCT*CAC*ATA*GGA*TTC*CAG*AGC*ACT*CCT*GCT*GTG*GAC*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_187519.1 ATG*AGG*AAA*AGT*GTG*AAA*TTG*AGG*AAT*CCC*AAT*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_187384.1 ATG*ATG*ATT*CCA*TTC*GAT*TCC*ATT*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_025791819.1 ATG*TTC*TCA*CTC*ATA*GGT*GGG*AAT*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_187384.1 ATG*ATT*CCA*TTC*GAT*TCC*ATT*CAA*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_021160024.1 ATG*ATT*CCA*TTC*GAA*TCC*ATT*CGA*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_021160024.1 ATG*ATT*CCA*TTC*GAG*ACC*ATT*CGA*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_187384.1 ATG*ATC*ATT*CCA*TTT*GAT*TCA*ATT*CGG*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_167246.2 ATG*GAG*ACC*ATC*CTG*GCT*AAC*ACG*GTG*AAA*CCC*TGT*CTC*TAC*TAA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_017363814.1 ATG*GTG*GTG*GGT*GCC*TGT*AGT*CCC*AGC*TAC*TCG*GGA*GGC*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_187531.1 ATG*TGC*ACA*ACG*TGC*AGG*TTT*GTT*ACA*TAG

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_017852928.1 ATG*TCC*AAC*AAT*GAT*AGA*CTG*GAT*TAA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_003315917.2 |ATG*GTG*GCA*TGC*ACC*TGT*AGT*CCC*AGC*TAC*TCA*GGA*GGC*TGA|

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_187371.1 ATG*TTT*GCA*TTC*AAG*TCA*CAG*AGT*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_113891.3 ATG*TTG*TTC*AGG*CTG*GTC*TTG*AAC*TCC*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_011332691.1 ATG*TCC*CAT*CAA*TAC*CTA*ATT*TAT*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NW_009646198.1 ATG*TCT*CCC*CTG*GAC*ACC*CAG*CTT*TAA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_187635.1 ATG*TTG*GCC*AGG*CTG*GTC*TCA*AAC*TCC*TGA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_167245.2 ATG*CAT*TCC*AAA*ACC*CCC*AGT*GGA*TGT*CTG*AAA*CCT*GTT*TCT*CCT*ACA*CAT*ACA*CAC*TTG*TAA

Greenland eDNA found in human DNA NT_187664.1 ATG*TTA*GCC*AGG*ATG*GTC*TCG*ATC*TCC*TGA

APNDX NFO 3

This is an appendix to: Human DNA Found In 2-3 Mya eDNA? - 5



eDNA version GCF_000292845.1
segments were found in human DNA:
|ATG*GGA*CAG*AGG*CCT*GGG*GAA*GCT*CTG*CAA*CAC*AGA*CTT*TTA*ACT*CAG*GGG*CAT*GTA*TAG|
|ATG*GCC*GAG*CGG*TCT*AAG*GCG*CTG*CGT*TCA*GGT*CGC*AGT*CTC*CCC*TGG*AGG*CGT*GGG*TTC*GAA*TCC*CAC*TCC*TGA|

eDNA version GCF_000260355.1
segments were found in human DNA:
|ATG*TCT*TCT*AGT*ATT*TTG*CTT*TCA*AAT*TGT*GTC*TCC*TGC*CAT*TTG*TGC*CAC*ATT*TAA|
|ATG*CAA*TTA*ACG*GCA*CCA*ACA*TTT*ACA*AAA*TAT*GAT*TAC*AAG*CGC*TTT*GGT*TAA|
|ATG*TGC*ATT*TTT*TCG*AGA*GAC*TTG*CAT*TTT*CTT*TGT*GCA*AAT*AAA*GAG*GCC*CTA*AAT*TCT*CCA*TAG|
|ATG*CAG*TGG*AAC*CAT*GAT*AAC*AAA*CAC*AGG*CTC*CAC*TTT*TTG*CTA*CAT*CCC*CCA*ATT*AAT*TAA|
|ATG*AGA*ACA*TAT*GAG*AGA*GTA*TTA*ACA*GAA*AGG*CAC*ACT*TTG*ATT*TAC*TGA|
|ATG*AAC*TCA*GGG*GGC*AGG*GAG*GGC*AGC*TGG*ATG*AGG*GTG*GAG*CCT*GGG*GGG*CGG*GTC*TGA|

eDNA version GCF_000181275.1
segments were found in human DNA:
|ATG*TCA*CAA*ACT*ATA*AAG*CTA*CAG*GGA*GGT*AAT*TCA*ATT*ACC*AAT*TTA*GAG*GTT*TTC*TTT*TTA*TTT*AAA*TAA|
|ATG*TCA*TTA*AGG*CTT*TTG*TCT*GCG*CTG*TTT*TTG*TTT*CAG*AAC*TTT*TCT*CAC*AAT*CCT*ATT*TTT*TGT*TGA|

eDNA version GCF_000233375.1
segments were NOT found in human DNA

eDNA version GCF_000296755.1
segments were found in human DNA:
|ATG*ATA*ATT*GGA*CAT*TTA*GTG*CTC*GTC*AAA*CAG*AAA*GTG*ACA*GAT*GGG*GCA*CTA*ATT*AAA*TTA*TAG|

eDNA version GCF_000696695.1
segments were found in human DNA:
|ATG*GTG*CAA*TCT*GTG*GCT*TTG*GAA*CAG*AGT*TCT*TCT*CTA*TGT*GAA*ACT*AAT*TGG*CCC*ATA*TGG*GGA*TTA*AAC*TGG*TAA|
|ATG*TCT*CCC*TGT*TGT*GGG*TCA*TTG*CCG*GTT*CGT*CTA*AAT*AAA*CTG*CTT*CCA*AAT*GGC*TCT*TCC*ATC*TAA|
|ATG*CGT*TAT*CAG*GCC*ACA*GCA*GTT*GGG*CCC*TGC*CAC*ATT*GAT*TTT*TTG*CTG*TGA|

eDNA version GCF_000767855.1
segments were found in human DNA:
|ATG*TCA*CAA*ACT*ATA*AAG*CTA*CAG*GGA*GGT*AAT*TCA*ATT*ACC*AAT*TTA*GAG*GTT*TTC*TTT*TTA*TTT*AAA*TAA|
|ATG*TCA*TTA*AGG*CTT*TTG*TCT*GCG*CTG*TTT*TTG*TTT*CAG*AAC*TTT*TCT*CAC*AAT*CCT*ATT*TTT*TGT*TGA|

eDNA version GCF_002863925.1
segments were found in human DNA:
|ATG*CGT*TAT*CAG*GCC*ACA*GCA*GTT*GGG*CCC*TGC*CAC*ATT*GAT*TTT*TTG*CTG*TGA|
|ATG*GCG*TCC*CAT*CAA*ACA*TAC*ACT*GCG*ACC*CTG*CAT*CAC*ATG*GTT*TTA*CAG*TCA*TAA|
|ATG*GGG*GGA*GTC*ACG*CTA*CAT*AGC*CGC*TGT*AAT*ACC*GAA*TGG*CCT*GAT*TAA|
|ATG*TCT*CCC*TGT*TGT*GGG*TCA*TTG*CCG*GTT*CGT*CTA*AAT*AAA*CTG*CTT*CCA*AAT*GGC*TCT*TCC*ATC*TAA|

eDNA version GCF_003160815.1
segments were found in human DNA:
|ATG*ATA*TTT*TTC*TGC*AAA*CTA*TCA*TCT*TTT*CTG*GTT*CAT*TTT*CAA*GAT*CTT*TGA|
|ATG*TTT*GGT*GTA*AAG*TTG*AGA*CCC*TTT*TCC*ATT*TTG*GTG*ACA*GAT*TTC*TTT*GGG*GAA*AAA*AGG*CAG*CTT*TCT*GTT*TTA*TAA|
|ATG*AGT*TTG*CTT*CAG*CAT*CCA*AAC*TGG*AGA*AAA*GCT*TTA*GCC*ATT*AAT*CGG*TTC*TTA*ATT*CAC*TGT*CGC*AGC*TGG*ATG*TAA|
|ATG*ATA*ATT*GGA*CAT*TTA*GTG*CTC*GTC*AAA*CAG*AAA*GTG*ACA*GAT*GGG*GCA*CTA*ATT*AAA*TTA*TAG|