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Shipwrecks and founder effects: divergent demographic histories reflected in Caribbean mtDNA.

American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Dec 2005

Salas Antonio, Richards Martin, Lareu María-Victoria, Sobrino Beatriz, Silva Sandra, Matamoros Mireya, Macaulay Vincent, Carracedo Angel

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During the period of the Atlantic slave trade (15th-19th centuries), millions of people were forced to move from Africa to many American destinations, changing dramatically the human landscape of the Americas. Here, we analyze mitochondrial DNA from two different American populations with African ancestry, with hitherto unknown European and Native American components. On the basis of historical records,...

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PMID: 16047324
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20117

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