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Título: | Multiple ethnic origins of mitochondrial DNA lineages for the population of Mauritius |
Autores/as: | Fregel, Rosa Seetah, Krish Betancor, Eva Suárez, Nicolás M. Calaon, Diego Čaval, Saša Janoo, Anwar Pestano, Jose |
Clasificación UNESCO: | 32 Ciencias médicas 320102 Genética clínica |
Palabras clave: | Genetic Diversity Macrohaplogroup M Admixture Mtdna Settlement, et al. |
Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
Publicación seriada: | PLoS ONE |
Resumen: | This article reports on the first genetic assessment of the contemporary Mauritian population. Small island nodes such as Mauritius played a critical role in historic globalization processes and revealing high-resolution details of labour sourcing is crucial in order to better understand early-modern diaspora events. Mauritius is a particularly interesting case given detailed historic accounts attesting to European (Dutch, French and British), African and Asian points of origin. Ninety-seven samples were analysed for mitochondrial DNA to begin unravelling the complex dynamics of the island's modern population. In corroboration with general demographic information, the majority of maternal lineages were derived from South Asia (58.76%), with Malagasy (16.60%), East/Southeast Asian (11.34%) and Sub-Saharan African (10.21%) also making significant contributions. This study pinpoints specific regional origins for the South Asian genetic contribution, showing a greater influence on the contemporary population from northern and southeast India. Moreover, the analysis of lineages related to the slave trade demonstrated that Madagascar and East Asia were the main centres of origin, with less influence from West Africa. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/46959 |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0093294 |
Fuente: | PLoS ONE [EISSN 1932-6203], v. 9 (3), (Marzo 2014) |
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