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The genetic history of Greenlandic-European contact.
Current biology : CB - 24 May 2021
Waples Ryan K, Hauptmann Aviaja L, Seiding Inge, Jørsboe Emil, Jørgensen Marit E, Grarup Niels, Andersen Mette K, Larsen Christina V L, Bjerregaard Peter, Hellenthal Garrett, Hansen Torben, Albrechtsen Anders, Moltke Ida
Abstract excerpt
The Inuit ancestors of the Greenlandic people arrived in Greenland close to 1,000 years ago.1 Since then, Europeans from many different countries have been present in Greenland. Consequently, the present-day Greenlandic population has ∼25% of its genetic ancestry from Europe.2 In this study, we investigated to what extent different European countries have contributed to this genetic ancestry. We combined dense...
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