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Investigating genetic diversity in admixed populations from Ecuador.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Sept 2021
Flores-Espinoza Rodrigo, Paz-Cruz Elius, Ruiz-Pozo Viviana A, Lopez-Carrera Marcelo, Cabrera-Andrade Alejandro, Gusmão Leonor, Burgos German
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OBJECTIVES: According to demographic history, Ecuador has experienced shifts in its Native American populations caused by European colonization and the African slave trade. The continuous admixture events among Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans occurred differently in each region of the country, producing a stratified population. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the level of genetic...
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