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Genomic ancestry of rural African-derived populations from Southeastern Brazil.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Jan 2000
Kimura Lilian, Ribeiro-Rodrigues Elzemar Martins, De Mello Auricchio Maria Teresa Balester, Vicente João Pedro, Batista Santos Sidney Emanuel, Mingroni-Netto Regina Célia
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: xMany Africans were brought to Brazil as slaves. The runaway or abandoned slaves founded isolated communities named quilombos. There are many quilombo remnants in Vale do Ribeira region in the southern part of São Paulo State. The aim of our study was to contribute to understanding the origins of these populations, through admixture studies. METHODS: We genotyped 307 unrelated DNA samples obtained...
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