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Genetic origin, admixture, and asymmetry in maternal and paternal human lineages in Cuba.
BMC evolutionary biology - 21 Jul 2008
Mendizabal Isabel, Sandoval Karla, Berniell-Lee Gemma, Calafell Francesc, Salas Antonio, Martínez-Fuentes Antonio, Comas David
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BACKGROUND: Before the arrival of Europeans to Cuba, the island was inhabited by two Native American groups, the Tainos and the Ciboneys. Most of the present archaeological, linguistic and ancient DNA evidence indicates a South American origin for these populations. In colonial times, Cuban Native American people were replaced by European settlers and slaves from Africa. It is still unknown however, to what...
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