Genetic ancestry in Puerto Rican afro‐descendants illustrates diverse histories of African diasporic populations
Our results suggest that while there are similarities with regard to general patterns of genetic ancestry among African descendants in the Caribbean, there is previously unrecognized regional heterogeneity, including among Puerto Rican sub-populations. These results are also consistent with available historical sources, while providing depth absent from the documentary record, particularly with regard to African ancestry.
Authors
- Jada Benn Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9678-4038)
- Maricruz Rivera Clemente
- María A. Nieves-Colón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9035-6091)
- Gabriel A. Torres Colón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7343-0939)
- Lijuan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8076-163X)
- Emma C. Ulrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0416-1740)
- La Corporación Piñones Se Integra
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Twin Cities Orthopedics (US)
- Vanderbilt Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Biological Anthropology
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.25029
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cuban History and Society
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.40
Funders
- National Geographic Society
- Vanderbilt University
- University of Minnesota
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional
- SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities