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Native American genetic ancestry and pigmentation allele contributions to skin color in a Caribbean population.
eLife - 9 Jun 2023
Ang Khai C, Canfield Victor A, Foster Tiffany C, Harbaugh Thaddeus D, Early Kathryn A, Harter Rachel L, Reid Katherine P, Leong Shou Ling, Kawasawa Yuka, Liu Dajiang, Hawley John W, Cheng Keith C
Abstract excerpt
Our interest in the genetic basis of skin color variation between populations led us to seek a Native American population with genetically African admixture but low frequency of European light skin alleles. Analysis of 458 genomes from individuals residing in the Kalinago Territory of the Commonwealth of Dominica showed approximately 55% Native American, 32% African, and 12% European genetic ancestry, the highest...
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