Human migrations through the ages


	Human migrations through the ages

Moonowler

7-12-2007 2:27 AM

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database, genealogy, genome, nano, world, ancient, ancestry, culture

Moonowler says:

Researchers collected mitochondrial DNA, or mtDNA, from nearly 80,000 people, who received a report on how their ancestors came to live where they live.

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