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Genographic Project
Genographic Project Public participation kits sold to the general public as part of the Genographic Project enabled the collection of tens of thousands of DNA samples, helping to shed light on the history of human migration.

Genographic Project

genetic anthropological study
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Genographic Project, a nonprofit collaborative genetic anthropological study begun in 2005 that was intended to shed light on the history of human migration through the analysis of DNA samples contributed by people worldwide. The project, which aimed to analyze more than 100,000 DNA samples collected from indigenous peoples, as well as tens of thousands of samples contributed by the general public, was the largest of its kind. Originally expected to last five years, fieldwork and...

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