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Y-chromosome lineages in Cabo Verde Islands witness the diverse geographic origin of its first male settlers.
Human genetics - 1 Nov 2003
Gonçalves Rita, Rosa Alexandra, Freitas Ana, Fernandes Ana, Kivisild Toomas, Villems Richard, Brehm António
Abstract excerpt
The Y-chromosome haplogroup composition of the population of the Cabo Verde Archipelago was profiled by using 32 single-nucleotide polymorphism markers and compared with potential source populations from Iberia, west Africa, and the Middle East. According to the traditional view, the major proportion of the founding population of Cabo Verde was of west African ancestry with the addition of a minor fraction of...
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