A genetic study of ancient Stone Age hunter-gatherers in western Europe revealed a strategy to avoid inbreeding. The genomes of 10 island-dwelling Bretons from 7,500 years ago showed no signs of inbreeding despite being the last hunter-gatherers in a region transitioning to agriculture.
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The genomes of 10 island-dwelling Bretons who lived around 7,500 years ago showed no signs of inbreeding, even though they were part of a shrinking community: the last hunter-gatherers in a region inexorably turning to agriculture. In PNAS: https://t.co/OuF9ArkEiC https://t.co/RxFnTdHrOO
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A genetic study of some of western Europe’s last Stone Age hunter-gatherers has revealed a possible strategy in ancient societies to avoid inbreeding https://t.co/antfSAyoSI