Article
Genetic ancestry, admixture, and population structure in rural Dominica.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Keith Monica H, Flinn Mark V, Durbin Harly J, Rowan Troy N, Blomquist Gregory E, Taylor Kristen H, Taylor Jeremy F, Decker Jared E
Abstract excerpt
The Caribbean is a genetically diverse region with heterogeneous admixture compositions influenced by local island ecologies, migrations, colonial conflicts, and demographic histories. The Commonwealth of Dominica is a mountainous island in the Lesser Antilles historically known to harbor communities with unique patterns of migration, mixture, and isolation. This community-based population genetic study adds...
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