Through genomic analysis, researchers have shown that the
Ashkenazi Jewish population is genetically more diverse than
people of European descent, despite previous assumptions that
Ashkenazi Jews have been an isolated population. In addition,
analyses of disease-related genes of higher prevalence in the
Ashkenazi Jewish population indicate that only a minority of
traits show signs of positive selection, suggesting that most
have arisen through random genetic drift. - Analysis of
Ashkenazi Jewish genomes reveals diversity, historyThu, 26 Aug
2010, 13:30:30 EDT - Common genetic threads link thousands of
years of Jewish ancestryThu, 3 Jun 2010, 13:55:55 EDT - New
study shows that the major events of the Jewish diaspora can be
seen in the genomes of the Jewish peopleThu, 3 Jun 2010,
13:55:03 EDT - Large risk schizophrenia marker revealedThu, 5
Aug 2010, 17:36:55 EDT - Reading history through geneticsThu, 6
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