Native American admixture recapitulates population-specific migration and settlement of the continental United States.

ABSTRACT: European and African descendants settled the continental US during the 17th-19th centuries, coming into contact with established Native American populations. The resulting admixture among these groups yielded a significant reservoir of Native American ancestry in the modern US population. We analyzed the patterns of Native American admixture seen for the three largest genetic ancestry groups in the US population: African descendants, Western European descendants, and Spanish descendants. The three groups show distinct Native American ancestry profiles, which are indicative of their historical patterns of migration and settlement across the country. Native American ancestry in the modern African descendant population does not coincide with local geography, instead forming a single group wit

SUBMITTER: Jordan IK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6756731 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature