Genetic Makeup of Hispanic/Latino Americans Influenced by Native American, European and African American Ancestries
Monday, May 3, 2010 - 15:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new study from researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found that the imprint of European colonialism and imperialism is evident in the genetic makeup of today's Hispanic/Latino American populations. Scientists discovered that Europeans, Native Americans, as well as West Africans brought to the U.S. and Latin America by the trans-Atlantic slave trade, have influenced the genes of the current Hispanic/Latino populations. However, a large variation in genes among individuals within each population were still found to exist.