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Genetic composition of a Brazilian population: the footprint of the Gold Cycle.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 29 Oct 2013
Queiroz E M, Santos A M, Castro I M, Machado-Coelho G L L, Cândido A P C, Leite T M, Pereira R W, Freitas R N
Abstract excerpt
Ancestry-informative markers (AIMs) are powerful tools for inferring the genetic composition of admixed populations. In this study, we determined the genetic ancestry of the Ouro Preto (Brazil) population and evaluated the association between ancestry and self-reported skin color. The genetic ancestry of 189 children and adolescents was estimated by genotyping 15 AIMs. The estimate of population admixture was...
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