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Dark history of transatlantic slavery traced through DNA study
For instance, most Americans of African descent have roots in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in line with the major slave route.
For example, DNA from one African region may be under-represented in the US because so many slaves from there died of malaria on American plantations.
The grim results from a paper, which appeared in the American Journal of Human Genetics, compiled genetic data from 50,000 consenting research participants from both sides of the Atlantic.
Ivan Couronne
AFP
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Dark history of transatlantic slavery traced through DNA study
For instance, most Americans of African descent have roots in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in line with the major slave route.
Dark history of transatlantic slavery traced through DNA study
A new DNA study published Thursday sheds fresh light on the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade, from the legacy of rape that can be seen in today's genetics to how disease likely decimated some groups forced to work in deadly conditions. The grim results from a paper, which appeared in the
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The grim results from a paper, which appeared in the American Journal of Human Genetics, compiled genetic data from 50,000 consenting research participants from both sides of the Atlantic.
Ivan Couronne
AFP
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