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Updates to 23andMe Paternal Haplogroup Assignments

The Genetic Origin and History of the Anabaptist

Linguistics Key to History of Paternal Haplogroup J1e

The Disappearing Y: New Study Uncovers the History and Future of the Y Chromosome

New Study Reveals Complex Origins of the Malagasy

23andMe’s New and Improved Paternal Haplogroups

What’s in a Name:  Surnames and the Y-Chromosome

New Genetic Discoveries Shed Light on the Spread of Farming in Eastern Europe

ASHG Statement on Ancestry Testing

Ripples in the Mediterranean: Tracing the Genetic Origins of the Phoenicians

The Genetic History of the Samaritans

The Origins of Pastoralism in Africa: What do the Genes Say

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