Computer program traces ancestry using anonymous DNA samples

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A group of computer scientists, mathematicians, and biologists from around the world have developed a computer algorithm that can help trace the genetic ancestry of thousands of individuals in minutes, without any prior knowledge of their background. The team's findings will be published in the September 2007 edition of the journal PLoS Genetics.

Keywords: computer algorithm trace ancestry DNA sample