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The genome-wide structure of the Jewish people.
Nature - 8 Jul 2010
Behar Doron M, Yunusbayev Bayazit, Metspalu Mait, Metspalu Ene, Rosset Saharon, Parik Jüri, Rootsi Siiri, Chaubey Gyaneshwer, Kutuev Ildus, Yudkovsky Guennady, Khusnutdinova Elza K, Balanovsky Oleg, Semino Ornella, Pereira Luisa, Comas David, Gurwitz David, Bonne-Tamir Batsheva, Parfitt Tudor, Hammer Michael F, Skorecki Karl, Villems Richard
Abstract excerpt
Contemporary Jews comprise an aggregate of ethno-religious communities whose worldwide members identify with each other through various shared religious, historical and cultural traditions. Historical evidence suggests common origins in the Middle East, followed by migrations leading to the establishment of communities of Jews in Europe, Africa and Asia, in what is termed the Jewish Diaspora. This complex...
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