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An anthropological genetic perspective on Creolization in the Anglophone Caribbean.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 May 2013
Torres Jada Benn, Stone Anne C, Kittles Rick
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Variable socio-cultural influences developed in the colonial Caribbean as a result of competing European hegemonic rule. In this study, we examine how colonial regulations regarding social hierarchies and mate choice worked to influence the genetic landscape of contemporary African Caribbean populations. To this end, 420 individuals from Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Vincent, Jamaica,...
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