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Benin HbS Haplotype Found at 52.1% in Oman
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sundjata: [QB] [QUOTE]The predominant presence of the Benin haplotype linked to the bS gene in Oman can be easily explained by the Arabization of the eastern regions of the peninsula at the dawn of the current era by peoples living in the western regions. This period encompassed the Arab slave trade in Africa that involved, at first, mostly regions in which the Benin haplotype was linked to bS. The growth of agriculture and wealth in this period most probably increased substantially the slave trade from sub-Sahara Africa, explaining the predominance today of the Benin haplotypes. In the western regions of the Arabian Peninsula, as expected, the bS gene is linked almost exclusively to the Benin haplotype. Finally, the more recent, but close contacts between Oman and Mombasa and Zanzibar, present day Tanzania, give a clear explanation for the presence of the Bantu haplotype linked to bS in this sample.[/QUOTE]This is idiotic since slaves were not taken en masse from west Africa to Oman. The Arab slave trade of the later periods was mostly concentrated in East Africa, so shouldn't they find more of the Bantu haplotype than the Benin haplotype? :rolleyes: [/QB][/QUOTE]
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