
Modern Genes Reveal 100 Major Population Shifts In Human History
• http://www.popsci.com, By Francie DiepWherever conquerors go, they leave a little bit of their genetics. Gene analyses of modern people are able to reveal those influences.
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Wherever conquerors go, they leave a little bit of their genetics. Gene analyses of modern people are able to reveal those influences.
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