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Population Genetic Data for 23 STR Loci of the Garifuna Ethnic Group in Honduras.
Genes - 31 Mar 2026
Zuniga Antonieta, Molina Yolly, Amaya Karen, Moya Zintia, Soriano Patricia, Pineda Digna, Pinto Yessica, Garcia Oscar, Zablah Isaac
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Background: The Garifunas are a distinctive Afro-indigenous community of Honduras, originating from the historical admixture of Island Carib, Arawak, and West African peoples in the seventeenth-century Caribbean. With an estimated 43,111 individuals residing primarily along the northern Atlantic coast. Their dual ancestral composition yields a genetic profile that differs meaningfully from those of other Honduran...
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