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Genetic structure of the paternal lineage of the Roma people.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 May 2011
Pamjav Horolma, Zalán Andrea, Béres Judit, Nagy Melinda, Chang Yuet Meng
Abstract excerpt
According to written sources, Roma (Romanies, Gypsies) arrived in the Balkans around 1,000 years ago from India and have subsequently spread through several parts of Europe. Genetic data, particularly from the Y chromosome, have supported this model, and can potentially refine it. We now provide an analysis of Y-chromosomal markers from five Roma and two non-Roma populations (N = 787) in order to investigate the...
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