Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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Tag: American Journal of Human Genetics
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Scientists from the consumer genetics company 23andMe have published the largest DNA study to date of people with African ancestry in the Americas.
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Here, we analyzed genotype array data from 50,281 research participants, which—combined with historical shipping documents—illustrate that the current genetic landscape of the Americas is largely concordant with expectations derived from documentation of slave voyages.
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The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is alarmed to see a societal resurgence of groups rejecting the value of genetic diversity and using discredited or distorted genetic concepts to bolster bogus claims of white supremacy. ASHG denounces this misuse of genetics to feed racist ideologies. In public dialog, our research community should be clear…
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Black And White In America: Study Reveals Many Americans Have Mixed Race Background They Were Unaware Of Medical Daily New York, New York 2014-12-18 Dana Dovey, Health Journalist Earlier this year, National Geographic made headlines with its “Changing Face of America” article. The story explained that America was becoming more comfortable with interracial relationships, and…
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We studied the genetic ancestry of 5,269 self-described African Americans, 8,663 Latinos, and 148,789 European Americans who are 23andMe customers and show that the legacy of these historical interactions is visible in the genetic ancestry of present-day Americans.
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Gene Flow from White into Negro Populations in Brazil American Journal of Human Genetics Volume 9, Number 4 (December 1957) pages 299–309 P. H. Saldanha Department of General Biology University of Sao Paulo, Brazil GLASS AND Li (1953) have introduced a statistical model that allows calculations to be made, not only of the intermixture between…
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Race Crossing in Man (Eugenics Lab. Mem. XXXVI) [Review] American Journal of Human Genetics Volume 6, Number 1 (March 1954) pages 195–196 Kenneth S. Brown University of Chicago By J. C. Trevor, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1953, Pp. 45 This brief monograph is a mixed blessing. On one hand it demonstrates what a wealth…
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Factors in the Microevolution of a Triracial Isolate American Journal of Human Genetics Volume 18, Number 1 (January 1966) pages 26-38 W. S. Pollitzer Department of Anatomy University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill R. M. Menegaz-Bock Genetics Training Committe University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill J. C. Herion Department of Medicine University of North Carolina,…