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Genetic diversity on the Comoros Islands shows early seafaring as major determinant of human biocultural evolution in the Western Indian Ocean.

European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2011

Msaidie Said, Ducourneau Axel, Boetsch Gilles, Longepied Guy, Papa Kassim, Allibert Claude, Yahaya Ali Ahmed, Chiaroni Jacques, Mitchell Michael J

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The Comoros Islands are situated off the coast of East Africa, at the northern entrance of the channel of Mozambique. Contemporary Comoros society displays linguistic, cultural and religious features that are indicators of interactions between African, Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian (SEA) populations. Influences came from the north, brought by the Arab and Persian traders whose maritime routes extended to...

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PMID: 20700146
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2010.128
PMCID: PMC3039498

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