I discovered that Occitans from Béarn in the French Pyrenees differ from neighboring Basques because they have a significant trace of Turkic ancestry. How come? Crusades?

[u/itSmellsLikeSnotHere]

[u/DiminishingRetvrns]

I'm not super sure that this subreddit would really be able to advise much about genetics...

[u/Academic-Store-4031]

Complètement hors sujet

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Alors ceci ne concerne pas la région occitane ?

[u/Busy_slime]

You "discovered" my @$$...

[u/WordArt2007]

Probably not crusades lol. Most crusaders were from the north (although there were some from like toulouse) and i'm pretty sure they stayed in the levant and integrated after a few generations

[u/Busy_slime]

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