Here are my apologetic sources:
The Book of Mormon and DNA Research - Essays from The FARMS Review and the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
In
The Problematic Role of DNA Testing in Unraveling Human History By John L. Sorenson, we read an imagined dialogue between a DNA scientist, and a wealthy person anxious to fund a study of “DNA and the Book of Mormon.” The donor goes away discouraged.
In
A Few Thoughts from a Believing DNA Scientist by John M. Butler, he claims DNA science neither proves nor disproves the BoM, and the mormon question remains one of faith.
In
Before DNA by John L. Sorenson and Matthew Roper, they “raise a set of issues that anyone should confront when thinking clearly and honestly about [DNA and the BoM]”
In
Addressing Questions surrounding the Book of Mormon and DNA Research by John M. Butler, the author claims “As an active DNA researcher for the past thirteen years, I can affirm that we are uncovering new information with each passing year that gives us a better picture of the past and the present. But we must remember that that picture is in no way complete or comprehensive. Science can demonstrate that certain assumptions are unlikely, but it cannot prove that testimonies are false.”
In
DNA and the Book of Mormon: A Phylogenetic Perspective by Michael F. Whiting, the author states “As someone who has spent a decade using DNA information to decipher the past, I recognize the tentative nature of all my conclusions, regardless of whether or not they have been based on DNA. There are some very good scientific reasons for why the Book of Mormon is neither easily corroborated nor refuted by DNA evidence, and current attempts to do so are based on dubious science.”
In
Detecting Lehi’s Genetic Signature: Possible, Probable, or Not? by David A. McClellan, the author concludes “The general conclusion of this essay, therefore, is that although it may be possible to recover the genetic signature of a small migrating family from 2,600 years ago, it is not probable. But either way, it would not allow the story line of the Book of Mormon to be rejected because the absence of a genetic signature means absolutely nothing.”
In
Who Are the Children of Lehi? by D. Jeffrey Meldrum and Trent D. Stephens, the author states “We probably will never find a genetic marker for the children of Lehi, for the children of Abraham, or even for the “Children of God.” Ultimately we are impressed by the realization that the fundamental question of the veracity of the claims of the Book of Mormon lies beyond the ken of modern DNA research.”
In
Nephi’s Neighbors: Book of Mormon Peoples and Pre-Columbian Populations by Matthew Roper, the author advocates for the notion that BoM peoples a tiny population in an area already peopled, and DNA signatures would naturally be lost in such an environment. Lots of quotes from early church leaders in this one.
Swimming in the Gene Pool: Israelite Kinship Relations, Genes, and Genealogy by Matthew Roper, looks at genetic complications in thinking about Israelites, Jews, and Lehites.
Elusive Israel and the Numerical Dynamics of Population Mixing by Brian D. Stubbs, is a brief overview of the science at the time (all these articles are years old.)
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