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Do Polynesian peoples have particularly low genetic diversity relative to other peoples of the world (including, say, Northern Europeans)? If not, how did they maintain that diversity? If so, are particular genetic diseases very prominent among Polynesians?

by /u/holytriplem in /r/AskHistorians

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