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North African DNA in Sicily?

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North African DNA in Sicily?

Posted: 15 Apr 2015 9:07PM GMT
Classification: Query
I'm curious - anyone out there with Sicilian ancestry who has North African DNA? I'm 1/2 Sicilian and was somewhat surprised at the total lack of North African DNA in my genetic makeup due to the historical presence of the Moors/Saracens there (who would've come from Tunisia, Algeria, and/or Libya). I do have Caucasus/Middle East DNA at a combined 14%, but so do Greeks/Balkan peoples, mainland Italians, and many others throughout SE Europe and even elsewhere in Europe, and I suspect that it's very ancient admixture that predates the rise of Greece and Rome.

So am I just an outlier or is this normal for people with Sicilian ancestry to have absolutely no North African DNA?
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BigAl_84 16 Apr 2015 3:07AM GMT 
gibbsale1 17 Apr 2015 1:47AM GMT 
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