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An overview of the mtDNA diversity across the Colombian Andean region.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Jun 2025
Castillo Adriana, Gomes Verónica, Ossa Humberto, Ribeiro Bibiana, Prata Maria João, Rondón Fernando, Simão Filipa, Gusmão Leonor
Abstract excerpt
In Colombia, a country in the northwest corner of South America, populations are highly diverse due to the intercontinental admixture of Native Americans, European settlers, and enslaved Africans. While genetic diversity has been largely assessed based on autosomal markers, studies on mtDNA are much scarcer, allowing only a fragmentary view of the distribution of maternal lineages in the country. In this study...
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- Humans
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Colombia
- Haplotypes
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population