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The peopling of São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea): origins of slave settlers and admixture with the Portuguese.
Human biology - 1 Jun 2002
Tomás Gil, Seco Luísa, Seixas Susana, Faustino Paula, Lavinha João, Rocha Jorge
Abstract excerpt
The geographic origins of African slave settlers and the Portuguese genetic contribution to the population of São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea) were assessed through the analysis of beta-globin haplotypes in 44 chromosomes bearing the betaS allele and through the study of the genetic variation in eight autosomal markers (APOA1, AT3, FY, LPL, OCA2, RB1, Sb19.3, and GC) informative for admixture in a sample of 224...
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