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UK mapped out by genetic ancestry

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Finest-scale DNA survey of any country reveals historical migrations.

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  • 19 March 2015

    The headline of this article has been changed: the study covered the UK, not the British Isles as originally stated.

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  1. Leslie, S. et al. Nature http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature14230 (18 March 2015).

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Callaway, E. UK mapped out by genetic ancestry. Nature (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.17136

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