Genetic Study Shows Diversity, Ancestry of Latino Populations

Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 21:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Being Latino in the Americas can mean very different things - depending upon where your ancestors called home. A new study led by a Cornell researcher shows populations geographically close to former slave trade routes have more African ancestry. More inland Latin Americans show more Native American heritage.

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