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Genetic diversity among the Arabs.
Community genetics - 1 Jan 2005
Teebi Ahmad S, Teebi Saeed A
Abstract excerpt
The Arabs in general are genetically diverse. Major factors that contributed to their diversity include the migrations of Semitic tribes from the Arabian Peninsula, the Islamic expansion in the 7th century AD, the Crusade wars and the recent migration dynamics. These events have resulted in the admixture of the original Arabs with other populations extending from east and south Asia to Europe and Africa. Their...
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