Medieval genomes from eastern Iberia illuminate the role of Morisco mass deportations in dismantling a long-standing genetic bridge with North Africa
Marina Silva, Alberto Fernández-Guerra, Alfonso de la Cruz et al.
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The extent and persistence of medieval North African genetic influence in Iberia and the impact of the late 16th-century Morisco deportations remain poorly understood. Here, we analyze genome-wide data from 19 medieval Islamic individuals from eastern Spain and combine them with a large dataset of modern and ancient samples. We detect a substantial North African component in the medieval samples that is higher than in modern Spanish populations.
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