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Evaluating the Impact of Sex-Biased Genetic Admixture in the Americas through the Analysis of Haplotype Data.
Genes - 7 Oct 2021
Ongaro Linda, Molinaro Ludovica, Flores Rodrigo, Marnetto Davide, Capodiferro Marco R, Alarcón-Riquelme Marta E, Moreno-Estrada Andrés, Mabunda Nedio, Ventura Mario, Tambets Kristiina, Achilli Alessandro, Capelli Cristian, Metspalu Mait, Pagani Luca, Montinaro Francesco
Abstract excerpt
A general imbalance in the proportion of disembarked males and females in the Americas has been documented during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Colonial Era and, although less prominent, more recently. This imbalance may have left a signature on the genomes of modern-day populations characterised by high levels of admixture. The analysis of the uniparental systems and the evaluation of continental...
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