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Population structure and admixture in Cerro Largo, Uruguay, based on blood markers and mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Jan 2000
Sans Mónica, Merriwether D Andrew, Hidalgo Pedro C, Bentancor Nilo, Weimer Tania A, Franco Maria Helena L P, Alvarez Inés, Kemp Brian M, Salzano Francisco M
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies of the Uruguayan population revealed different amounts of Amerindian and African genetic contributions. Our previous analysis of Afro-Uruguayans from the capital city of the Department of Cerro Largo showed a high proportion of African genes, and the effects of directional mating involving Amerindian women. In this paper, we extended the analysis to a sample of more than 100 individuals...
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