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Published online 19 June 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030616-15
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Y chromosomes rewrite British history
Anglo-Saxons' genetic stamp weaker than historians suspected
A new survey of Y chromosomes in the British Isles suggests that the Anglo-Saxons failed to leave as much of a genetic stamp on the UK as history books imply1.
Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Danes, Vikings and Normans invaded Britain repeatedly between 50 BC and AD 1050.
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