Article
Genetic diversity in populations across Latin America: implications for population and medical genetic studies.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Dec 2018
Belbin Gillian M, Nieves-Colón Maria A, Kenny Eimear E, Moreno-Estrada Andres, Gignoux Christopher R
Abstract excerpt
Hispanic/Latino (H/L) populations, although linked by culture and aspects of shared history, reflect the complexity of history and migration influencing the Americas. The original settlement by indigenous Americans, followed by postcolonial admixture from multiple continents, has yielded localized genetic patterns. In addition, numerous H/L populations appear to have signatures of pre-colonization and...
Topics
- Black People
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Medical
- Genetics, Population
- Genome, Human
- Genomics
- Humans
- Latin America
- White People
