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Strong maternal Khoisan contribution to the South African coloured population: a case of gender-biased admixture.
American journal of human genetics - 9 Apr 2010
Quintana-Murci Lluis, Harmant Christine, Quach Hélène, Balanovsky Oleg, Zaporozhchenko Valery, Bormans Connie, van Helden Paul D, Hoal Eileen G, Behar Doron M
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The study of recently admixed populations provides unique tools for understanding recent population dynamics, socio-cultural factors associated with the founding of emerging populations, and the genetic basis of disease by means of admixture mapping. Historical records and recent autosomal data indicate that the South African Coloured population forms a unique highly admixed population, resulting from the...
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