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Subject:	Melungeon DNA study
From:	"Brooks, Vincent (LVA)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:	Fri, 25 May 2012 17:14:48 +0000
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DNA study seeks origin of Appalachia's Melungeons - Houston Chronicle
Now a new DNA study in the Journal of Genetic Genealogy attempts to separate truth from oral tradition and wishful thinking. The study found the truth to be somewhat less exotic: Genetic evidence shows that the families historically called Melungeons are the offspring of sub-Saharan African men and white women of northern or central European origin.

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