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Published on: May 8, 2020
The history behind the mosaic of the Americas
Marla Mendes1, Isabela Alvim1, Victor Borda2
1Departamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Abstract:
Focusing on literature published in 2018-2020, we review inferences about: (i) how ancient DNA is contributing to clarify the peopling of the Americas and the dispersal of its first inhabitants, (ii) how the interplay between environmental diversity and culture has influenced the genetic structure and adaptation of Andean and Amazon populations, (iii) how genetics has contributed to our understanding of the Pre-Columbian Tupi expansion in Eastern South America, (iv) the subcontinental origins and dynamics of Post-Columbian admixture in the Americas, and finally, (v) episodes of adaptive natural selection in the American continent, particularly in the high altitudes of the Andes.
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