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- noun genetics A group of closely related
haplotypes .
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Examples
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Most recently which, in this context, means fifteen thousand to twenty thousand years ago, nearly half of the people carrying the I1a haplotype were located in Scandinavia, leading some to refer to haplogroup I1a as a “Viking haplogroup.”
Shaking the Family Tree Buzzy Jackson 2010
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The results showed that King Tut belonged to a genetic profile group, known as haplogroup R1b1a2, to which more than 50 per cent of all men in Western Europe belong, indicating that they share a common ancestor.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Alice Baghdjian 2011
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The results showed that King Tut belonged to a genetic profile group, known as haplogroup R1b1a2, to which more than 50 percent of all men in Western Europe belong, indicating that they share a common ancestor.
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The results showed that King Tut belonged to a genetic profile group, known as haplogroup R1b1a2, to which more than 50 percent of all men in Western Europe belong, indicating that they share a common ancestor.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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The results showed that King Tut belonged to a genetic profile group, known as haplogroup R1b1a2, to which more than 50 percent of all men in Western Europe belong, indicating that they share a common ancestor.
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The results showed that King Tut belonged to a genetic profile group, known as haplogroup R1b1a2, to which more than 50 per cent of all men in Western Europe belong, indicating that they share a common ancestor.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Alice Baghdjian 2011
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The results showed that King Tut belonged to a genetic profile group, known as haplogroup R1b1a2, to which more than 50 per cent of all men in Western Europe belong, indicating that they share a common ancestor.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Alice Baghdjian 2011
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Identifying men carrying the variation, known as haplogroup I, could lead to more targeted preventive treatment, researchers believe.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Rebecca Smith 2012
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The results showed that King Tut belonged to a genetic profile group, known as haplogroup R1b1a2, to which more than 50 per cent of all men in Western Europe belong, indicating that they share a common ancestor.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Alice Baghdjian 2011
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The results showed that King Tut belonged to a genetic profile group, known as haplogroup R1b1a2, to which more than 50 percent of all men in Western Europe belong, indicating that they share a common ancestor.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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