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Serial coalescent simulations suggest a weak genealogical relationship between Etruscans and modern Tuscans.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 23 May 2006
Belle Elise M S, Ramakrishnan Uma, Mountain Joanna L, Barbujani Guido
Abstract excerpt
The Etruscans, the only preclassical European population that has been genetically characterized so far, share only two haplotypes with their modern geographic counterparts, the Tuscans, who, nonetheless, appear to be their closest relatives. We modeled 10 demographic scenarios spanning the last 2,500 years and tested by serial coalescent simulation whether any are consistent with the patterns of genetic...
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