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The Genetic Legacy of the Indian Ocean Slave Trade: Recent Admixture and Post-admixture Selection in the Makranis of Pakistan.
American journal of human genetics - 7 Dec 2017
Laso-Jadart Romuald, Harmant Christine, Quach Hélène, Zidane Nora, Tyler-Smith Chris, Mehdi Qasim, Ayub Qasim, Quintana-Murci Lluis, Patin Etienne
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From the eighth century onward, the Indian Ocean was the scene of extensive trade of sub-Saharan African slaves via sea routes controlled by Muslim Arab and Swahili traders. Several populations in present-day Pakistan and India are thought to be the descendants of such slaves, yet their history of admixture and natural selection remains largely undefined. Here, we studied the genome-wide diversity of the...
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