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The Greeks in the West: genetic signatures of the Hellenic colonisation in southern Italy and Sicily.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2016
Tofanelli Sergio, Brisighelli Francesca, Anagnostou Paolo, Busby George B J, Ferri Gianmarco, Thomas Mark G, Taglioli Luca, Rudan Igor, Zemunik Tatijana, Hayward Caroline, Bolnick Deborah, Romano Valentino, Cali Francesco, Luiselli Donata, Shepherd Gillian B, Tusa Sebastiano, Facella Antonino, Capelli Cristian
Abstract excerpt
Greek colonisation of South Italy and Sicily (Magna Graecia) was a defining event in European cultural history, although the demographic processes and genetic impacts involved have not been systematically investigated. Here, we combine high-resolution surveys of the variability at the uni-parentally inherited Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA in selected samples of putative source and recipient populations with...
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