Genetics, surnames, grandparents' nationalities, and ethnic admixture in Southern Brazil: Do the patterns of variation coincide?

A total of 2,708 individuals from the European-derived population of Rio Grande do Sul, divided into seven mesoregions, and of 226 individuals of similar origin from Santa Catarina were studied. Seventeen protein genetic systems, as well as grandparents' nationalities, individuals' surname...

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Main Authors: Dornelles C.L., Callegari-Jacques S.M., Robinson W.M., Weimer T.A., Franco M.H.L.P., Hickmann A.C., Geiger C.J., Salzano F.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 1999-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571999000200003