Genetic ancestry in Afro-descendants from the Andes and Pacific Coast regions of Ecuador

Germán Burgos, Verónica Gomes, Masinda Nguidi, Mariana Seguro, Alejandra Garzón-Salazar, Manuel Calvopiña, Dayana Aguilar, Grace Gamboa, Sonia Zapata, Alejandro Cabrera-Andrade, Rodrigo Flores-Espinoza, Filipa Simão, Angel Carracedo, Leonor Gusmão

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate genetic diversity and ancestry in Afro-descendants from the Andes (AN) and the Pacific Coast (PC) regions of Ecuador, using autosomal and lineage markers. CR-mtDNA and PPY23-STRs showed high haplotype diversities. Statistically significant differences were found between AN and PC. Due to different patterns of sex-biased matting, differences between regions were more pronounced for the mtDNA than for the Y-chromosomal markers. A lower African ancestry was detected in AN than PC, for autosomal and both maternal and paternal lineage markers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)254-256
Number of pages3
JournalForensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series
Volume8
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

Keywords

  • AIM-Indels
  • Afro-descendants
  • CR-mtDNA
  • Ecuador
  • Y-STRs

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