10.1371/journal.pgen.1004572
Andrés Ruiz-Linares
Andrés
Ruiz-Linares
Kaustubh Adhikari
Kaustubh
Adhikari
Victor Acuña-Alonzo
Victor
Acuña-Alonzo
Mirsha Quinto-Sanchez
Mirsha
Quinto-Sanchez
Claudia Jaramillo
Claudia
Jaramillo
William Arias
William
Arias
Macarena Fuentes
Macarena
Fuentes
María Pizarro
María
Pizarro
Paola Everardo
Paola
Everardo
Francisco de Avila
Francisco
de Avila
Jorge Gómez-Valdés
Jorge
Gómez-Valdés
Paola León-Mimila
Paola
León-Mimila
Tábita Hunemeier
Tábita
Hunemeier
Virginia Ramallo
Virginia
Ramallo
Caio C. Silva de Cerqueira
Caio
C. Silva de Cerqueira
Mari-Wyn Burley
Mari-Wyn
Burley
Esra Konca
Esra
Konca
Marcelo Zagonel de Oliveira
Marcelo
Zagonel de Oliveira
Mauricio Roberto Veronez
Mauricio
Roberto Veronez
Marta Rubio-Codina
Marta
Rubio-Codina
Orazio Attanasio
Orazio
Attanasio
Sahra Gibbon
Sahra
Gibbon
Nicolas Ray
Nicolas
Ray
Carla Gallo
Carla
Gallo
Giovanni Poletti
Giovanni
Poletti
Javier Rosique
Javier
Rosique
Lavinia Schuler-Faccini
Lavinia
Schuler-Faccini
Francisco M. Salzano
Francisco
M. Salzano
Maria-Cátira Bortolini
Maria-Cátira
Bortolini
Samuel Canizales-Quinteros
Samuel
Canizales-Quinteros
Francisco Rothhammer
Francisco
Rothhammer
Gabriel Bedoya
Gabriel
Bedoya
David Balding
David
Balding
Rolando Gonzalez-José
Rolando
Gonzalez-José
Admixture in Latin America: Geographic Structure, Phenotypic Diversity and Self-Perception of Ancestry Based on 7,342 Individuals
Public Library of Science
2014
Significant ancestry effects
proportion
Latin America
2014-09-25 03:58:47
Dataset
https://plos.figshare.com/articles/dataset/_Admixture_in_Latin_America_Geographic_Structure_Phenotypic_Diversity_and_Self_Perception_of_Ancestry_Based_on_7_342_Individuals_/1183040
<div><p>The current genetic makeup of Latin America has been shaped by a history of extensive admixture between Africans, Europeans and Native Americans, a process taking place within the context of extensive geographic and social stratification. We estimated individual ancestry proportions in a sample of 7,342 subjects ascertained in five countries (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, México and Perú). These individuals were also characterized for a range of physical appearance traits and for self-perception of ancestry. The geographic distribution of admixture proportions in this sample reveals extensive population structure, illustrating the continuing impact of demographic history on the genetic diversity of Latin America. Significant ancestry effects were detected for most phenotypes studied. However, ancestry generally explains only a modest proportion of total phenotypic variation. Genetically estimated and self-perceived ancestry correlate significantly, but certain physical attributes have a strong impact on self-perception and bias self-perception of ancestry relative to genetically estimated ancestry.</p></div>