Genome-wide Ancestry and Demographic History of African-Descendant Maroon Communities from French Guiana and Suriname
The transatlantic slave trade was the largest forced migration in world history. However, the origins of the enslaved Africans and their admixture dynamics remain unclear. To investigate the demographic history of African-descendant Marron populations, we generated genome-wide data (4.3 million markers) from 107 individuals from three African-descendant populations in South America, as well as 124 individuals from six west African populations. Throughout the Americas, thousands of enslaved Africans managed to escape captivity and establish lasting communities, such as the Noir Marron.
Source: The American Journal of Human Genetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Cesar Fortes-Lima, Antoine Gessain, Andres Ruiz-Linares, Maria-C átira Bortolini, Florence Migot-Nabias, Gil Bellis, J. Víctor Moreno-Mayar, Berta Nelly Restrepo, Winston Rojas, Efren Avendaño-Tamayo, Gabriel Bedoya, Ludovic Orlando, Antonio Salas, Agn Tags: Article Source Type: research