英国祖先遗传之谜：罗马人影响甚微，盎格鲁-撒克逊人影响显著

Genetics A peek into Britain’s ancestry The genetic impacts of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings on those living in Britain at the time hold some surprises, finds Chris Simms DESPITE the Romans’ huge cultural and social influence on Britain, the genetic trace they left behind was surprisingly small, according to a study of more than a thousand ancient genomes. “The Roman conquest was much less impactful in genetic terms than perhaps historically we have been led to believe,” says Rachel Pope at the University of Liverpool, UK, who wasn’t involved in the work. After the Romans left, however, the genetic picture changed dramatically. …