# Useable DNA in Egyptian mummies?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useable-dna-in-egyptian-mummies/360723
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [June 14, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useable-dna-in-egyptian-mummies/360723 "2006-06-14T18:57:14Z")
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### Author: ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useable-dna-in-egyptian-mummies/360723/1 "2006-06-14T18:57:14Z")

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Regarding cloning of long dead animals; how well preserved is the DNA in egyptian mummies? As i recall the egyptians used some fairly sophisticated techniques. So do mummys have DNA that is preserved well enough to clone?

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### Author: ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useable-dna-in-egyptian-mummies/360723/2 "2006-06-14T20:25:45Z")

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Yes. There have been genetic studies done to figure out exactly which mummy is which person, and who’s related to who.