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Brazilian quilombos: A repository of Amerindian alleles.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Jan 2000
Gontijo Carolina Carvalho, Guerra Amorim Carlos Eduardo, Godinho Neide Maria Oliveira, Toledo Rafaela Cesare Parmezan, Nunes Adriana, Silva Wellington, Da Fonseca Moura Maria Manuela, De Oliveira José Carlos Coutinho, Pagotto Rubiani C, Klautau-Guimarães Maria De Nazaré, De Oliveira Silviene Fabiana
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: As a consequence of colonization of the Americas and decimation of the native population, an important portion of autochthonous genetic variation has been lost. However, some alleles have been incorporated into the growing populations of admixed mestizos. In this study, we evaluated the potential of African-derived communities in Brazil to be repositories of Amerindian alleles and, by extension, a...
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