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Science 15 October 1999:
Vol. 286. no. 5439, pp. 451 - 453
DOI: 10.1126/science.286.5439.451
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Genomic Views of Human History

Kelly Owens, Mary-Claire King

New tools of genomic analysis shed light on historical puzzles. Migrations of ancient peoples, differences in migration patterns of males and females, historical demography of cultures with ancient roots, and patterns of human genetic diversity are increasingly the focus of integrated analysis by historians, anthropologists, and geneticists.

Departments of Genetics and Medicine, Box 357720, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.

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