"Furthermore, the positions of Qatar and UAE in the NJ tree based on F ST genetic distances for 13 STR loci ( fi g. 3 ) suggest both a relative genetic affinity with sub-Saharan Africa and a certain contribution of the sub-Saharan African populations to the gene pool of these two Arab populations. Such a contribution could have been the consequence of genetic exchange via the Horn of Africa and/or a result of the recent East African slave trade."
Hum Hered 2006;61:67–79
Why does everyone assume that geneflow between Africa and the Middle East was primarily a one way avenue?
alTakruri Member # 10195
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Blame the historians on the teams, or relied on by the geneticists, generating these reports.
Mackandal Member # 10328
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The African mixture that is acknowledged is almost always passed off as coming from the slave trade, I think its way overstated.
AFRICA I Member # 13222
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I agree with the above statement...migration unrelated to the slave trade should be explored thoroughly...Oman is another part of the Arab Peninsula that had close links with East Africa(Zanzibar was the seat of the Sultan at some point)
Mackandal Member # 10328
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quote:Originally posted by AFRICA I: I agree with the above statement...migration unrelated to the slave trade should be explored thoroughly...Oman is another part of the Arab Peninsula that had close links with East Africa(Zanzibar was the seat of the Sultan at some point)
You mentioned Oman?:
Oman has African mixture. On the paternal side, notice the amount of E3a(M2)
rasol Member # 4592
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^Oman has even more E3b African mixture on the paternal side.
Tyrann0saurus Member # 3735
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Where did these Egyptians come from? I hate how so many studies rely on Delta/Lower Egyptian samples.
Molly Kewel Member # 14076
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can someone please explain what this means?
In very simple language
Percentage wise how much of each race is in Egyptian arabs for instance. Thank you
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