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Reconstructing the population history of Puerto Rico by means of mtDNA phylogeographic analysis.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Sept 2005
Martínez-Cruzado Juan C, Toro-Labrador Gladys, Viera-Vera Jorge, Rivera-Vega Michelle Y, Startek Jennifer, Latorre-Esteves Magda, Román-Colón Alicia, Rivera-Torres Rebecca, Navarro-Millán Iris Y, Gómez-Sánchez Enid, Caro-González Héctor Y, Valencia-Rivera Patricia
Abstract excerpt
The haplogroup identities of 800 mtDNAs randomly and systematically selected to be representative of the population of Puerto Rico were determined by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), revealing maternal ancestries in this highly mixed population of 61.3% Amerindian, 27.2% sub-Saharan African, and 11.5% West Eurasian. West Eurasian frequencies were low in all 28 municipalities sampled, and displayed...
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