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05-08-2013, 09:50 PM
http://www.plosbiology.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001555.g003&representation=PNG_M
http://www.plosbiology.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001555.t001&representation=PNG_M
The researchers were surprised to find that even individuals living as far apart as Britain and Turkey shared a chunk of genetic material 20 percent of the time. To explain that degree of genetic commonality, the researchers say those pairs of individuals would have to have a huge number of common genealogical ancestors 1,000 years ago — a number that takes in everyone who was alive in Europe back then.
Original Story:
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/07/18107175-all-europeans-are-related-if-you-go-back-just-1000-years-scientists-say?lite
Original Study in full:
http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1001555#pbio-1001555-g001
http://www.plosbiology.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001555.t001&representation=PNG_M
The researchers were surprised to find that even individuals living as far apart as Britain and Turkey shared a chunk of genetic material 20 percent of the time. To explain that degree of genetic commonality, the researchers say those pairs of individuals would have to have a huge number of common genealogical ancestors 1,000 years ago — a number that takes in everyone who was alive in Europe back then.
Original Story:
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/07/18107175-all-europeans-are-related-if-you-go-back-just-1000-years-scientists-say?lite
Original Study in full:
http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1001555#pbio-1001555-g001