Ghoulish
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His point on the term 'Arab genes' is fair; it's not a precise genetic term. But Arabs are a cultural group, not a distinct genetic one.@Ghoulish confirm?
What people mean by 'Arab genes' is actually genetic ancestry from the Near East and North Africa. This ancestry is absolutely present in Spain, not just Italy. Studies show a significant North African genetic component in Iberia (10% on average, some regions 20%) due to the 800-year period of Al-Andalus.
@whiteegyptian the distinction you're making between 'Greek/Near East' and 'Semitic Arab' genes is a false one. These regions are genetically interconnected.
The Greek ancestry in South Italy is an ancient layer of Eastern Mediterranean genes, while the North African input is a more recent layer that also contains ancient Levantine ancestry. They are different waves of migration from the same general part of the world, not two completely separate things.
genetic evidence clearly shows significant North African and Near Eastern ancestry in Mediterranean populations like the Spanish, southern Italians, and Greeks