Medical Xpress reports that the two islands lie 7,000 kilometers apart despite that genetic connection.
Medical Xpress reports that Hawaiʻi and Rapa Nui have the closest genetic ties among the remote Polynesian island populations studied, despite lying 7,000 kilometers apart.
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@physorg_comRT @medical_xpress: Hawaiʻi and Rapa Nui share the closest genetic ties among remote Polynesian island populations studied, despite lying 7…
@medical_xpressHawaiʻi and Rapa Nui share the closest genetic ties among remote Polynesian island populations studied, despite lying 7,000 kilometers apart. @ucsandiego @sciencemagazine https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-polynesian-wayfinding-written-genomes-island.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v2@physorg_comRT @medical_xpress: Hawaiʻi and Rapa Nui share the closest genetic ties among remote Polynesian island populations studied, despite lying 7…@medical_xpressHawaiʻi and Rapa Nui share the closest genetic ties among remote Polynesian island populations studied, despite lying 7,000 kilometers apart. @ucsandiego @sciencemagazine https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-polynesian-wayfinding-written-genomes-island.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v2@physorg_comRT @medical_xpress: Hawaiʻi and Rapa Nui share the closest genetic ties among remote Polynesian island populations studied, despite lying 7…@medical_xpressHawaiʻi and Rapa Nui share the closest genetic ties among remote Polynesian island populations studied, despite lying 7,000 kilometers apart. @ucsandiego @sciencemagazine https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-polynesian-wayfinding-written-genomes-island.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v2@physorg_comRT @medical_xpress: Hawaiʻi and Rapa Nui share the closest genetic ties among remote Polynesian island populations studied, despite lying 7…@medical_xpressHawaiʻi and Rapa Nui share the closest genetic ties among remote Polynesian island populations studied, despite lying 7,000 kilometers apart. @ucsandiego @sciencemagazine https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-polynesian-wayfinding-written-genomes-island.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v2
