History > Periods in History > IRANIAN GENOMICS BY DAVID RAHNI
The History and Geography of Human Gene
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Please note that the broadly defined Iranian lineage pedigree, as on the upper right hand corner of the diagram and in proximity with Greeks, Italians, Danish, English and “Near Eastern” does include ALL peoples of Iranian heritage, especially those of Kurdish and Azeri traits. The “N. Turkic” lineage as it appears atop the upper left corner refers to central Uralic original indigenous peoples that were closely related to Chino-Asiatic peoples.
The above editorial must not be misconstrued by a culprit with ulterior motives as a claim for racial purity of Iranians. On the contrary, the Iranians are perhaps amongst the most ethnically, culturally and religiously diverse peoples in the world since antiquity. They are heterogeneously comprised of the Persians, Azeris, Kurds, Belucchis, Turkmen, Giulianis, Mazandaranis, Lurs, IranoArabs, Jews, Armenians, etc. practicing Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Baha'ism and Agnosticism. They are recognized since several thousand years ago, as some of the most tolerant peoples there ever was when it comes to respecting divergent opinions and practices.
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Striving to place the various strata of Iranians on a genetic diagram should not be misconstrued by anyone as their claim for “purity”, “nobility” and or “superiority” of any sort. It should rather serve as a guiding showcase of how intertwined the whole humanity is, where every nation has its own distinct place and substantive contribution to the world as a whole.
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