Genetic signatures of parental contribution in black and white populations in Brazil
AUTOR(ES)
Guerreiro-Junior, Vanderlei Farias
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2010
RESUMO
Two hundred and three individuals classified as white were tested for 11 single nucleotide polymorphisms plus two insertion/deletions in their Y-chromosomes. A subset of these individuals (n = 172) was also screened for sequences in the first hypervariable segment of their mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). In addition, complementary studies were done for 11 of the 13 markers indicated above in 54 of 107 black subjects previously investigated in this southern Brazilian population. The prevalence of Y-chromosome haplogroups among whites was similar to that found in the Azores (Portugal) or Spain, but not to that of other European countries. About half of the European or African mtDNA haplogroups of these individuals were related to their places of origin, but not their Amerindian counterparts. Persons classified in these two categories of skin color and related morphological traits showed distinct genomic ancestries through the country. These findings emphasize the need to consider in Brazil, despite some general trends, a notable heterogeneity in the pattern of admixture dynamics within and between populations/groups.
ASSUNTO(S)
brasil admixture dynamics genética humana genetica medica : genetica de populacoes mtdna y-chromosome markers genética humana : brancos genetica humana : negros
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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