To investigate the male genetic legacy of the Arab rule in southern Europe during medieval times; we focused on specific Northwest African haplogroups and identified evolutionary close STR-defined haplotypes in Iberia; Sicily and the Italian peninsula; Our results point to a higher recent Northwest African contribution in Iberia and Sicily in agreement with historical data; southern Italian regions known to have experienced long-term Arab presence also show an enrichment of Northwest African types; The forensic and genomic implications of these findings are discussed
Capelli, C., Onofri, V., Brisighelli, F., Boschi, I., Scarnicci, F., Masullo, M., et al. (2009). Moors and Saracens in Europe: estimating the medieval North African male legacy in southern Europe. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 17(6), 848-852 [10.1038/ejhg.2008.258].
Moors and Saracens in Europe: estimating the medieval North African male legacy in southern Europe
ROMANO, Valentino;
2009-01-01
Abstract
To investigate the male genetic legacy of the Arab rule in southern Europe during medieval times; we focused on specific Northwest African haplogroups and identified evolutionary close STR-defined haplotypes in Iberia; Sicily and the Italian peninsula; Our results point to a higher recent Northwest African contribution in Iberia and Sicily in agreement with historical data; southern Italian regions known to have experienced long-term Arab presence also show an enrichment of Northwest African types; The forensic and genomic implications of these findings are discussed
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