not actual reptiles. people who primarily use their reptile brains. embrace their lusts and cravings and whatnot. there somethin' wrong with they medulla oblongatta.
The research adds to previous studies which have suggested a possible link between the Celts and Basques, dating back tens of thousands of years.
"The project started with our trying to assess whether the Vikings made an important genetic contribution to the population of Orkney," Professor David Goldstein of University College London (UCL) told BBC News.
'Statistically indistinguishable'
He and his colleagues looked at Y-chromosomes, passed from father to son, of Celtic and Norwegian populations. They found them to be quite different.
"But we also noticed that there's something quite striking about the Celtic populations, and that is that there's not a lot of genetic variation on the Y-chromosome," he said.
To try to work out where the Celtic population originally came from, the team from UCL, the University of Oxford and the University of California at Davis also looked at Basques.
"On the Y-chromosome the Celtic populations turn out to be statistically indistinguishable from the Basques," Professor Goldstein said.
i'm afraid this isn't a subject I have much knowledge in so I have no context. these things likely are significant but unfortunately they aren't to me.
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Drstrangebeard ago
not actual reptiles. people who primarily use their reptile brains. embrace their lusts and cravings and whatnot. there somethin' wrong with they medulla oblongatta.
DemonNancy ago
Tainted blood by cross-mating with other species. RH = Rhesus MonkeyRH Factor some of us aren't as white as we once thought
The research adds to previous studies which have suggested a possible link between the Celts and Basques, dating back tens of thousands of years.
"The project started with our trying to assess whether the Vikings made an important genetic contribution to the population of Orkney," Professor David Goldstein of University College London (UCL) told BBC News.
'Statistically indistinguishable'
He and his colleagues looked at Y-chromosomes, passed from father to son, of Celtic and Norwegian populations. They found them to be quite different.
"But we also noticed that there's something quite striking about the Celtic populations, and that is that there's not a lot of genetic variation on the Y-chromosome," he said.
To try to work out where the Celtic population originally came from, the team from UCL, the University of Oxford and the University of California at Davis also looked at Basques.
"On the Y-chromosome the Celtic populations turn out to be statistically indistinguishable from the Basques," Professor Goldstein said.
Drstrangebeard ago
i'm afraid this isn't a subject I have much knowledge in so I have no context. these things likely are significant but unfortunately they aren't to me.