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A Hunt for Genes That Betrayed a Desert People
Topic: Miscellaneous 4:27 am EST, Mar 21, 2006

The sick children are Bedouin. Until recently their ancestors were nomads who roamed the deserts of the Middle East and, as tradition dictated, often married cousins. Marrying within the family helped strengthen bonds among extended families struggling to survive the desert. But after centuries this custom of intermarriage has had devastating genetic effects.

A Hunt for Genes That Betrayed a Desert People



 
 
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