New inroads in genetic research have fundamentally challenged a long-taught tenet of Mormonism--that Native Americans are descended from Israelites.

The science is rather simple and straightforward, the conclusions are solid and well-reasoned.

But apologists have not been silent on the subject. Here we provide a number of articles and information on not only the science, conclusions, and implications, but the intricacies of the numerous counter-arguments that have arisen to defend the Book of Mormon.