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The Basque paradigm: genetic evidence of a maternal continuity in the Franco-Cantabrian region since pre-Neolithic times.
American journal of human genetics - 9 Mar 2012
Behar Doron M, Harmant Christine, Manry Jeremy, van Oven Mannis, Haak Wolfgang, Martinez-Cruz Begoña, Salaberria Jasone, Oyharçabal Bernard, Bauduer Frédéric, Comas David, Quintana-Murci Lluis
Abstract excerpt
Different lines of evidence point to the resettlement of much of western and central Europe by populations from the Franco-Cantabrian region during the Late Glacial and Postglacial periods. In this context, the study of the genetic diversity of contemporary Basques, a population located at the epicenter of the Franco-Cantabrian region, is particularly useful because they speak a non-Indo-European language that is...
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