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Ancient Clan War Explains Genetic Diversity Drop

Jun 6, 2018 · 3 min
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Some 5,000 to 7,000 years ago, the diversity of Y chromosomes plummeted. A new analysis suggests clan warfare may have been the cause. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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