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Caucasian Ancestry – Haplogroup G
History of Y-DNA Haplogroup G Sometime 60 millennia (60,000 years) ago, a lineage started to emigrate from Africa following the steps of the animal herds on which they depended for survival. This lineage derived from “Y-chromosomal Adam” had the SNP mutation M168. During this migration, at about 45,000 years ago, another mutation SNP M89 occurred. […]
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The genetic diversity of Balkans
The Balkan Peninsula has seen countless settlements by “modern humans” since the Upper Paleolithic era. This is evident by the rich archaeological heritage present in the region from the transitional period between Middle and Upper Paleolithic Era in Europe and in addition, the different technological traces from traditional Neanderthal associated Mousterian to Ceramic industries of […]
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GENETIC HISTORY OF BULGARIA
Introduction Bulgaria is located in the eastern region of the Balkan Peninsula, overlooking the Black Sea. It links Southeastern Europe to the Eurasian steppe and in addition, Anatolia to the Aegean islands. It lies on the presumed pathway of modern humans’ migration into Europe in the Upper Paleolithic era. Bulgaria had some of the earliest […]
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