The genome-wide structure of the Jewish people

2010/06/08 by Doron M. Behar, Bayazit Yunusbayev, Mait Metspalu +21 · 1 voice · 76 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Forensic and Genetic Research #Genetic Associations and Epidemiology #Genetic diversity and population structure

paper · doi:10.1038/nature09103

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• 📚 Sources: Behar, D.M., et al. (2010). The genome-wide structure of the Jewish people. Nature. doi.org/10.1038/natu... Costa, M.D., et al. (2013). A substantial prehistoric European ancestry amongs [bsky, 1 points, 1 comments]