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Genetic evidence in support of a shared Eurasian-North African dairying origin.
Human genetics - 1 Jun 2005
Myles Sean, Bouzekri Nourdine, Haverfield Eden, Cherkaoui Mohamed, Dugoujon Jean-Michel, Ward Ryk
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The process by which pastoralism and agriculture spread from the Fertile Crescent over the past 10,000 years has been the subject of intense investigation by geneticists, linguists and archaeologists. However, no consensus has been reached as to whether this Neolithic transition is best characterized by a demic diffusion (with a significant genetic input from migrating farmers) or a cultural diffusion (without...
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