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ButlerKing
Genetics
" In population comparisons, the Gagauzes were found to be more closely related genetically to neighboring southeastern European groups than to linguistically related Anatolian populations.[15] More considerable distinctions in the distribution of Y chromosome components appeared between the Gagauzes and other Turkic peoples.[9]
The similarity to neighboring populations may be due to the lack of social barriers between the local and the Turkic-Orthodox populations of the Balkan Peninsula. Another possibility is language shift in accordance with the elite dominance model, i.e. Turkification.[16]
After a genetic comparison with populations of Balkans, Anatolia, and Central Asia, results showed that Gagauz are part of the Balkan genetic group.[17][18] "
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