The genetics of Bene Israel from India reveals both substantial Jewish and Indian ancestry
Yedael Y. Waldman, Arjun Biddanda, Natalie R. Davidson, Paul Billing-Ross, Maya Dubrovsky, Christopher L. Campbell, Carole Oddoux, Eitan Friedman, Gil Atzmon, Eran Halperin, Harry Ostrer, Alon Keinan
This study analyzes the genetic ancestry of the Bene Israel community, revealing substantial Jewish and Indian admixture with a sex-biased contribution and recent population bottleneck.
bioRxiv · Mar 6, 2016Genetics