| Description |
(xvii, 306 pages, [16] pages of plates) : illustrations, maps. |
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text txt rdacontent. |
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computer c rdamedia. |
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online resource cr rdacarrier. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
A study based on a decade-long DNA survey traces the genetic makeup of British Islanders and their descendants, ranging from prehistoric times to the genetic heritage of Americans of British descent. |
| Contents |
North American preface -- Maps -- Prologue -- Twelve thousand years of solitude -- Who do we think we are? -- The resurgent Celts -- The skull snatchers -- The blood bankers -- The silent messengers -- The nature of the evidence -- Ireland -- The DNA of Ireland -- Scotland -- The Picts -- The DNA of Scotland -- Wales -- The DNA of Wales -- England -- Saxons, Danes, Vikings, and Normans -- The DNA of England -- The blood of the isles. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Human population genetics -- Great Britain.
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Human population genetics. (OCoLC)fst00963201.
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623.
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| Added Author |
OverDrive, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9780393330755 |
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9780393079784 electronic bk. |
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0393079783 electronic bk. |
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