Do the Sicilians descend significantly or marginally from the medieval Islamic invaders?

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At the moment it is thought that the Italians have not significantly changed on the whole due to the various migrations that have occurred in the medieval period. Paternal haplogroups tend to correlate with the overall genetic composition. A scientific study has estimated that between 6% and 7.5% of Sicilians present a paternal sexual chromosome of Berber derivation. Contrary to what some erroneously believe, Berbers should have been less involved than Arabs in the process of colonization of Sicily, so the actual derivation could be significantly higher. Basically, therefore, the Saracen contribution was more significant than what some think?


This study used a methodology that made it possible to distinguish the Carthaginian from the Saracen legacy, therefore the historical legacy on the genetic composition should presumably be even higher.