The Genes of Freedom: Genome-Wide Insights into Marronage, Admixture and Ethnogenesis in the Gulf of Guinea

The Genes of Freedom: Genome-Wide Insights into Marronage, Admixture and Ethnogenesis in the Gulf of Guinea

The forced migration of millions of Africans during the Atlantic Slave Trade led to the emergence of new genetic and linguistic identities, thereby providing a unique opportunity to study the mechanisms giving rise to human biological and cultural variation. Here we focus on the archipelago of São T...

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Main Authors: João Almeida, Anne-Maria Fehn, Margarida Ferreira, Teresa Machado, Tjerk Hagemeijer, Jorge Rocha, Magdalena Gayà-Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
slave trade
social selection
expanded exome sequences
WES
São Tomé and Príncipe
African populations
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/6/833

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