New insights on intercontinental origins of paternal lineages in Northeast Brazil

New insights on intercontinental origins of paternal lineages in Northeast Brazil

Abstract Background The current Brazilian population is the product of centuries of admixture between intercontinental founding groups. Although previous results have revealed a heterogeneous distribution of mitochondrial lineages in the Northeast region, the most targeted by foreign settlers during...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Schaan, Leonor Gusmão, Juliana Jannuzzi, Antonio Modesto, Marcos Amador, Diego Marques, Silvia Helena Rabenhorst, Raquel Montenegro, Thayson Lopes, France Keiko Yoshioka, Giovanny Pinto, Sidney Santos, Lorenna Costa, Vivian Silbiger, Ândrea Ribeiro-dos-Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Y-SNPs
Population genetics
Genetic ancestry
Asymmetric colonization
Admixed population
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-1579-9

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