ancestral
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These uncommon DNA changes can sometimes preserve clues about ancient migration patterns and long-lost ancestral populations.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
"We reasoned that rare variants can sometimes be traced back to specific ancestral populations, and could be informative in revealing fine-scale migration patterns within Japan," Terao said.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The highway traverses the ancestral homelands of more than 25 tribal nations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Hepburn’s youth was destroyed by the World War II Nazi invasion of Holland, her ancestral homeland.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
She had asked Baba Joseph if angels were the same as ancestral spirits, and he had been vague about it.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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